Phyllophaga Harris 1826 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Synonym: Lachnosterna Hope 1837
Parent taxon: Rhizotrogini according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2024
See also Evans 2003, Krell 2000, Wickham 1916 and Wickham 1920
Sister taxa: Holotrichia, Listrochelus, Rhizotrogus
Subtaxa: Phyllophaga avus Phyllophaga disrupta Phyllophaga extincta
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Colorado, Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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