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Species Phyllophaga riviera

Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) riviera Reinhard - Phyllophaga riviera - male Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) riviera Reinhard - Phyllophaga riviera - male Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) riviera Reinhard - Phyllophaga riviera - 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 Rhizotrogini
Genus Phyllophaga (May Beetles)
No Taxon (Subgenus Phyllophaga)
Species riviera (Phyllophaga riviera)
Explanation of Names
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) riviera Reinhard, 1950
Range
Endemic to coastal so. TX: Brooks, Kenedy and Kleberg counties - Map (1)(2)
Remarks
Texas endemic. The type locality is Riviera (Kleberg County) (Reinhard, 1950). Riley & Wolfe (2003) collected this species in Brooks, Kenedy and Kleberg counties. The female remains unknown. The species description was based on 37 male specimens and the four hundred or so specimens they collected were all males. (1)
Print References
Reinhard H.J. 1950. The Phyllophaga of Texas. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 23(1): 27-40; (2): 41-51.
Works Cited
1.An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas.
Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement. 37 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)