Eg. Riley et Cs. Wolfe, A REVIEW OF THE PHYLLOPHAGA IGNAVA SPECIES GROUP WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF2 NEW SPECIES FROM TEXAS (COLEOPTERA, SCARABAEIDAE, MELOLONTHINAE), Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 103(4), 1995, pp. 421-434
The composition and characterization of the ignava species group of Ph
yllophaga (s. str.) are reviewed, and two new species belonging to thi
s group, P. invisa and P. rolstoni, are described from Texas. Genitali
a are illustrated for each new species and enface views of the paramer
es are given for P. ignava (Horn) and P. idonea Sanderson, two previou
sly described members of the group. The range, habitat, and flight per
iods in Texas are presented for each species belonging to the group. A
lectotype is designated for P. ignava.