Phyllophaga lanceolata (Say, 1824)

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 : 38-39

Phyllophaga lanceolata (Say, 1824)

Travis 1934, 1939; ISIC; IWUC; DAVC; ELFC; MJLC.

Collection dates: June–August.

Travis (1934) reported only one specimen from Iowa indicating the species was very rare in Iowa. Species fairly common in some areas collected in loess hills on stems of purple prairie clover ( Dalea purpurea ) and big blue stem ( Andropogon gerardii ) and in sweep samples, mornings and early afternoon; also collected walking on soil surface and under soil pushups on path.

This species is diurnal and probably not attracted to lights; males have been observed flying but fe- males are flightless ( Travis 1939).

Specimen label data: Sioux Co., Iowa, 28 June 1932, Russell ( IWUC) ; Murray , Clarke Co., Iowa, 15 June 1934 [5], B. Travis ( ISIC) ; Fremont Co., Iowa, 15 July 1938, H. E. Jaques ( IWUC) ; Onawa , Monona Co., Iowa, 12 July 1941 [42], G. C. Decker ( ISIC) .

County records ( Figure 140 ): Clarke, Fremont, Mills, Monona, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Sioux, Story, Woodbury.

Figures

Figures 138–145. Distribution of Scarabaeoidea in Iowa.138) Phyllophaga inversa (Horn, 1887).139) Phyllophaga knochii (Schonherr and Gyllenhal, 1817).140) Phyllophaga lanceolata (Say, 1824).141) Phyllophaga longitarsa (Say, 1824). 142) Phyllophaga marginalis (LeConte, 1856). 143) Phyllophaga micans (Knoch, 1801). 144) Phyllophaga