Phyllophaga obsoleta is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

Phyllophaga obsoleta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Phyllophaga
Species:
P. obsoleta
Binomial name
Phyllophaga obsoleta
(Blanchard, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ancylonycha longicornis Burmeister, 1855
  • Phyllophaga mecocera Blackwelder, 1944
  • Phytalus laevigatus Blanchard, 1851
  • Phytalus longicornis Burmeister, 1855
  • Phytalus oxypygus Burmeister, 1855
  • Phytalus vanalleri Schaeffer, 1927

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Phyllophaga obsoleta:

  • Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
  • Phyllophaga obsoleta vanalleri (Schaeffer, 1927)
  • Phyllophaga obsoleta vanelleri

References

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  1. ^ a b "Phyllophaga obsoleta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Phyllophaga obsoleta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.