Phyllophaga micans (Knoch, 1801)

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 : 39

Phyllophaga micans (Knoch, 1801)

Wickham 1911; Travis 1934; Luginbill and Painter 1953; Evans 2014; ISIC; IWUC.

Collection dates: April–June.

Travis (1934) reported 137 specimens from Iowa indicating this species was infrequent in Iowa.

Specimen label data: Mt. Pleasant , Henry Co., Iowa, 12 May 1926, Gloeckley ( IWUC) ; Leon , Decatur Co., Iowa, 6, 15 May 1931, 15 June 1932, B. V. Travis ( ISIC) .

County records ( Figure 143 ): Cass, Decatur, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Johnson, Linn, Lucas, Van Buren.

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