Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ziani, Stefano, Bezděk, Aleš, Branco, Tristão, Hillert, Oliver, Jákl, Stanislav, Král, David, Mantič, Marion, Rössner, Eckehard & Sehnal, Richard, 2015, New country records of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from the Palaearctic Region, Insecta Mundi 2015 (409), pp. 1-36 : 21

Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined. TURKEY: Artvin prov., 1200-1600 m, at light, 21.vi.2001, H. Kalz leg. (3 spec. in HKCS and ERCS).

Distribution. Polyphylla fullo fullo is distributed from the Iberian Peninsula to South Russia and Transcaucasia ( Georgia, Armenia) ( DeWailly 1997). Previously cited by Carpaneto et al. (2000) from Turkey, but without specifying Anatolia or European Turkey; cited by Mikšič (1955) from European Turkey (Konstantinopel). DeWailly (1997) knew of no evidence for the presence of the species in Anatolia. First record from Asian Turkey.

Responsible author: E. Rössner