Phyllotocus macleayi

Taxonavigation

Phyllotocus macleayi♂

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Melolonthinae
Tribus: Sericini
Genus: Phyllotocus
Species: Phyllotocus macleayi
Subspecies (2): P. m. macleayi – P. m. pallidus

Name

Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823: 255

Synonymy

• Macrothops praeusta Boisduval, 1835: 210
• Phyllotocus assimilis Macleay, 1864: 81

References

• Britton, E.B. 1957. A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Volume 1. London: British Museum (Natural History). 185 pp. Reference page.  [See p. 40, and figs. 119, 132, 133]
• McQuillan, P.B. 1985: The identification of root-feeding cockchafer larvae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) found in pastures in Tasmania. Australian journal of zoology 33(4): 509–546. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9850509 Reference page.  [See p. 524, larval description]

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