Polyphylla hammondi

Polyphylla hammondi, or Hammond's lined June beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Polyphylla hammondi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Polyphylla
Species:	P. hammondi
Binomial name
Polyphylla hammondi LeConte, 1856
Synonyms
Polyphylla acomana Casey, 1914 Polyphylla bisinuata Casey, 1914 Polyphylla diffusa Casey, 1914 Polyphylla impigra Casey, 1914 Polyphylla latifrons Casey, 1914 Polyphylla molesta Casey, 1914 Polyphylla oblita Casey, 1914 Polyphylla oklahomensis Hatch, 1926 Polyphylla pimalis Casey, 1914 Polyphylla proba Casey, 1914 Polyphylla rufescenta Tanner, 1928 Polyphylla sejuncta Casey, 1914 Polyphylla speciosa Casey, 1889 Polyphylla squamicauda Casey, 1914 Polyphylla subvittata LeConte, 1856 Polyphylla verecunda Casey, 1914

Hammond's lined June beetle, Polyphylla hammondi

Further reading

• Young, R. M. (1988). "A monograph of the genus Polyphylla Harris in America north of Mexico". Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 11 (2): 1–116.
• 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.

External links

• Media related to Polyphylla hammondi at Wikimedia Commons