A taxonomic review of the genus Phyllophaga Harris (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

dc.contributor.advisorChairperson, Graduate Committee: Michael A. Ivie.en
dc.contributor.authorMedrano-Cabral, Sardisen
dc.coverage.spatialWest Indiesen
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-25T18:39:41Z
dc.date.available2013-06-25T18:39:41Z
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.description.abstractThere is a total of 77 species of the genus Phyllophaga Harris from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have, 17 of them newly described here (P. admiratia NEW SPECIES, P. caliche NEW SPECIES, P. danieli NEW SPECIES, P. dolabrata NEW SPECIES, P. duartei NEW SPECIES, P. edwardi NEW SPECIES, P. garciai NEW SPECIES, P. ladonnae NEW SPECIES, P. linguspina NEW SPECIES, P. luquillensis NEW SPECIES, P. maricao NEW SPECIES, P. neibana NEW SPECIES, P. platensis NEW SPECIES, P. sarcophaga NEW SPECIES, P. tortolae NEW SPECIES, P. turnbowi NEW SPECIES, P. zemi NEW SPECIES). Two of these were previously confused with P. pleei and P. rex Woodruff and Sanderson. I include descriptions of and keys for all 77 species (52 species from Hispaniola, 25 species from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), and illustrations of 68 of these (43 Hispaniola, 25 Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands).en
dc.description.abstractI have new island distribution records for P. microphylla (Blanchard) and P. pleei (Blanchard). New character sources employed for the first time include the labral angle, the antennal yellow spots, and the maxillary palpomere. Twelve of species are still known from only a single sex. (P. garciai, male, P. linguspina, male , P. caliche, male, P. zemi, male, P. barrosa Sanderson, female, P. costura Sanderson, male, P. garrota Sanderson, male, P. rex Woodruff and Sanderson, male, P. davidsoni Woodruff, male, P. esquinada Sanderson, male, P. aceitillar Woodruff, male, P. rustica Woodruff, male). Additionally, I illustrate the previously unknown females of P. espina Sanderson, P. carnegie Woodruff and P. toni Woodruff. An illustrated glossary of the terminology used is provided.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/1850en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMontana State University - Bozeman, College of Agricultureen
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2006 by Sardis Medrano-Cabralen
dc.subject.lcshScarabaeidaeen
dc.subject.lcshBeetlesen
dc.subject.lcshClassificationen
dc.titleA taxonomic review of the genus Phyllophaga Harris (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islandsen
dc.typeThesisen
mus.relation.departmentEntomology.en_US
thesis.catalog.ckey1286609en
thesis.degree.committeemembersMembers, Graduate Committee: Sue Blodgett; Matt Lavin; Richard Hundleyen
thesis.degree.departmentEntomology.en
thesis.degree.genreThesisen
thesis.degree.nameMSen
thesis.format.extentfirstpage1en
thesis.format.extentlastpage359en

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