Phyllophaga spreta ( Horn, 1887 )

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 : 40-41

Phyllophaga spreta ( Horn, 1887)

Horn 1887; Wickham 1911; King 1914; Travis 1934; Rice and Riley 2000; Evans 2009; MCZC; ELFC; DAVC.

Collection dates: May–June.

Travis (1934) did not record a specimen from Iowa but included this species in his work because a male type specimen had been collected in Iowa ( Horn 1887).

Rice and Riley (2000) reported 15 specimens from the East Reactor Woods, Ames, Iowa.

The male “ Type ” specimens have been located in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, with two specimens from Maryland and one from Iowa labeled “ Iowa 1864” (hand written) and “PARA-TYPE 3676” (the latter an old ANSP label) (Dr. Phillip D. Perkins, pers. comm.).

This species is listed as apparently rare throughout its range ( Luginbill and Painter 1953; Evans 2009).

Specimen label data: Ames , Story Co., Iowa, 12–18 May 1994 [3], UV light, oak-maple-basswoodforest, M. E. Rice, determined E. G. Riley 1996 ( ISIC) ; Yellow River State Forest , Allamakee Co., Iowa, 20 May 2004, UV light. ELF ( ELFC) ; Sharon Bluffs State Park , Appanoose Co., Iowa, 20 May 2006 [2], UV light, ELF, DAV ( ELFC, DAVC) ; Hitchcock Nature Area , Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, 10 June 2008, UV light, ELF ( ELFC) .

County records ( Figure 148 ): Allamakee, Appanoose, Henry, Johnson, Pottawattamie, Story.

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