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Phyllophaga

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Taxonomy
Phyllophaga was named by Harris (1826). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scarabaeidae by Wickham (1920); to Melolonthinae by Krell (2000); and to Melolonthini by Evans (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Phyllophaga Harris
1837Lachnosterna Hope
1916Lachnosterna Wickham p. 9
1920Phyllophaga Wickham p. 358
2000Phyllophaga Krell p. 882
2003Phyllophaga Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
RankNameAuthor
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyScarabaeoidea
familyScarabaeidae()
subfamilyMelolonthinae()
tribeMelolonthini
genusPhyllophagaHarris 1826

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Phyllophaga Harris 1826
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Phyllophaga avus Cockerell 1921
Phyllophaga disrupta Cockerell 1927
Phyllophaga extincta Wickham 1916
Invalid names: Lachnosterna Hope 1837 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available