Phyllophaga nitida (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 : 40

Phyllophaga nitida (LeConte, 1856)

Wickham 1911; Jaques 1928; Travis 1934; ISIC; IWUC; ELFC; DAVC.

Collection dates: May–July.

Collected at light.

Travis (1934) reported 26 specimens collected from Iowa indicating the species was rare in the state.

Specimen label data: Farmersburg , Clayton Co., Iowa, 29 May 1914 [2], R.L.W. and J.J. D. ( ISIC) ; Hampton , Franklin Co., Iowa, 22 June 1932, B. V. Travis ( ISIC) ; Kossuth Co., Iowa, 25 June 1933, Jaques ( IWUC) ; Brush Creek Canyon, Fayette Co., Iowa, 11 May 2004, UV light, ELF ( ELFC) ; Yellow River Forest , Allamakee Co., Iowa, 20 May 2004, UV light, ELF ( ELFC) .

County records ( Figure 144 ): Allamakee, Bremer, Clayton, Decatur, Dickinson, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Kossuth, Story, Wapello.

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