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Species Polyphylla mescalerensis

Polyphylla mescalerensis Young, 1988 [Topotype] - Polyphylla mescalerensis - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Melolonthinae (May Beetles and Junebugs)

Tribe Melolonthini

Genus Polyphylla (Lined June Beetles)

Species mescalerensis (Polyphylla mescalerensis)

Range

Named after the Mescalero Dunes in eastern New Mexico.

Contributed by v belov on 5 July, 2010 - 1:06pm
Additional contributions by James Bailey
Last updated 28 November, 2021 - 6:26pm

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