Polyphylla diffracta

Polyphylla diffracta is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

Polyphylla diffracta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Polyphylla
Species:	P. diffracta
Binomial name
Polyphylla diffracta Casey, 1891
Synonyms[1]
Polyphylla adusta Fall, 1908 Polyphylla alleni Casey, 1914 Polyphylla arida Casey, 1914 Polyphylla fuscula Casey, 1914 Polyphylla laevicauda Tanner, 1928 Polyphylla opposita Cazier, 1939 Polyphylla uteana Van Dyke, 1947

References

1. "Polyphylla diffracta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Polyphylla diffracta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Polyphylla diffracta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Young, R. M. (1988). "A monograph of the genus Polyphylla Harris in America north of Mexico". Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 11 (2): 1–116.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.