Phyllophaga vilifrons (LeConte, 1856)

Freese, Edwin L., Veal, Doug A. & Lago, Paul K., 2020, The Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) of Iowa: An annotated checklist, Insecta Mundi 2020 (787), pp. 1-83 : 41

Phyllophaga vilifrons (LeConte, 1856)

Horn 1887; Wickham 1911; Travis 1934; Luginbill and Painter 1953; Harpootlian 2001; ISIC; IWUC; ELFC.

Collection dates: April–July.

Collected at light; also collected under rock in April.

Travis (1934) reported only four specimens from Iowa indicating it was rare in the state.

Specimen label data: Ames, Story Co., Iowa, 1 June 1929, Ralfs, determined Davis ( ISIC) ; Cedar Bend Park, Bremer Co., Iowa, 24 May 2005, UV light, ELF ( ELFC) ; Pammel State Park Madison Co., Iowa, 20 April 2007, under rock, ELF ( ELFC) ; Sharon Bluffs State Park , Appanoose Co., Iowa, 12 July 2018, light, ELF ( ELFC) .

County records ( Figure 151 ): Allamakee, Appanoose, Bremer, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Story.

Polyphylla Harris, 1841

Figures

Figures 146–153. Distribution of Scarabaeoidea in Iowa.146) Phyllophaga quercus (Knoch, 1801).147) Phyllophaga rugosa (Melsheimer, 1846). 148) Phyllophaga spreta (Horn, 1887). 149) Phyllophaga tristis (Fabricius, 1781). 150) Phyllophaga vehemens (Horn, 1887). 151) Phyllophaga vilifrons (LeConte, 1856). 152) Polyphylla hammondi