Polyphylla fullo

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Melolonthinae
Tribus: Melolonthini
Subtribus: Melolonthina
Genus: Polyphylla
Species: Polyphylla fullo
Name

Polyphylla fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original combination: Scarabaeus fullo

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 352. Reference page.
Polyphylla fullo L. - Atlas of beetles of Russia - photo by S.I. Ruban

Vernacular names
čeština: Chroust mlynařík
Deutsch: Walker
English: Polyphylla fullo
español: Polyphylla fullo
suomi: Mäntyturilas
français: Hanneton foulon
magyar: Kallócserebogár, csapó cserebogár
italiano: Polyphylla fullo
lietuvių: Margasis grambuolys
Nederlands: Julikever
norsk: Polyphylla fullo
polski: Wałkarz lipczyk
русский: Хрущ мраморный, Мраморный хрущ
slovenčina: Chrúst mramorový
Türkçe: Manas

Polyphylla fullo is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae.

Description

Polyphylla fullo is the largest of the European Melolonthinae, attaining a length of 38 mm. The body is robust and convex and more or less reddish brown or blackish. It is covered with fine white pubescence which forms marbled spots. Like other members of the genus, males possess an enlarged antennal "fan", which gives a distinctive appearance to these beetles, and gave rise to the scientific name for the genus (Polyphylla = "many leaves"). The adult lives and feed on the foliage of pines, while the larvae live on the roots of grasses and sedges (Graminaceae and Cyperaceae).
Distribution

Polyphylla fullo is found in North Africa, Europe and middle east. It occurs most frequently in central and southern Europe, but it is almost everywhere rare. Its northern boundary is the south of Sweden, the eastern Balkans, the Caucasus and east of Iran.[1]

It inhabits sandy environments, such as the edge of a sunny pine forests, vineyards, or dunes.

References

"Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)". 2.6.1. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.