Philgertia

Philgertia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Melolonthinae
Tribe:	Leucopholini
Genus:	Philgertia; Zídek, 2021
Species:	P. lii
Binomial name
	Philgertia lii; (Keith, 2006)
Synonyms
	Engertia lii Keith, 2006;

Philgertia is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Philgertia lii, which is found in the Philippines (Leyte, Kabeng, Palawan, Mindanao).

Description

They are light to dark brown with chalk white oval and lanceolate scales, as well as greyish-white and yellowish setae and hairs.

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Philgertia lii at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
1 2 Zídek, J. (2021). "Revision of Philacelota Heller, 1900 and Engertia Dalla Torre, 1912, with description of a new genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Telnov, D. Et Al. (Eds): Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. IV: 397–411. Retrieved May 24, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Philgertia lii at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 24, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Zídek, J. (2021). "Revision of Philacelota Heller, 1900 and Engertia Dalla Torre, 1912, with description of a new genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Telnov, D. Et Al. (Eds): Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. IV: 397–411. Retrieved May 24, 2026.