Ma. Moron et G. Nogueira, A NEW SPECIES OF PHYLLOPHAGA HARRIS FROM SOUTHERN MEXICO (COLEOPTERA,MELOLONTHIDAE, MELOLONTHINAE), The Coleopterists bulletin, 51(3), 1997, pp. 257-264
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chinanteca, a new species of Melolonthidae,
is described from the cloud forest of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is compared t
o Phyllophaga godmani (Bates) and to the ''rugipennis'' species group.
Phyllophaga godmani is redescribed from males and females, and the sc
lerotized genital structures of both sexes are illustrated.