Polyphylla brownae

Polyphylla brownae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Melolonthini
Genus: Polyphylla
Species:
P. brownae
Binomial name
Polyphylla brownae
Young, 1986

Polyphylla brownae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Alabama and Mississippi.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 27–29.3 mm (1.06–1.15 in) (males) and about 25.5 mm (1.00 in) (females). They may be distinguished from related species by their lack of recumbent scales, no notable colour pattern and a pattern of coarse punctures on the pronotum.

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Polyphylla (Polyphylla) brownae 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 April 8, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Skelley, P. E. (2003). "Review of the tribe Melolonthini in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Insecta Mundi. 17 (3–4): 129–156. Retrieved April 8, 2026.