Polyphylla olivieri

Polyphylla olivieri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Polyphylla
Species:	P. olivieri
Binomial name
	Polyphylla olivieri; Castelnau, 1840
Synonyms
	Polyphylla caucasica Heyden, 1864; Polyphylla abhasica Motschulsky, 1845

Polyphylla olivieri is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Distributed throughout Transcaucasia, Greece up to Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Azerbaijan and Iran.^[1]^[2] Adult body length 30-37.8 mm; width - 14.2-18.5 mm. Adults are black or brownish black, forewings are covered with white, marbled spots. the antennal club is black and brown. They live on dense soils, as opposed to the pine chafer (Polyphylla fullo), which lives on sands. they are lives in loamy soils, lays up to 40 eggs. The larva is yellow, curved like an arc, 8 cm long, it overwinters in the soil several times, because it takes 3–5 years to grow one generation. The larvae feed on plant roots, especially in young vines and fruit trees.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ v. Heyden, L. (January 1864). "Zur Synonymik der europäischen Coleopteren". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 8 (3–4): 318–328. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18640080310. ISSN 0323-6145.
^ Lavroff (1871). "Rapport sur les travaux anthropologiques de la Société des naturalistes de Moscou". Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris. 6 (1): 176–182. doi:10.3406/bmsap.1871.4455. ISSN 0301-8644.
^ Oz Rittner (July 2016). "First record of Polyphylla olivieri (Laporte de Castelanu, 1840) (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Lebanon". Research Gate.
^ "Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Laporte de Castelnau, 1840". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
^ "Polyphylla olivieri (Castelnau, 1840)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
^ J. Habibi (8 July 1987). "Complementary investigations on biology and control method of Polyphylla olivieri Cast. in Karadj (Tehran vicinity) during 1978-1982". CABI Databases.

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[1] v. Heyden, L. (January 1864). "Zur Synonymik der europäischen Coleopteren". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 8 (3–4): 318–328. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18640080310. ISSN 0323-6145.

[2] Lavroff (1871). "Rapport sur les travaux anthropologiques de la Société des naturalistes de Moscou". Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris. 6 (1): 176–182. doi:10.3406/bmsap.1871.4455. ISSN 0301-8644.

[3] Oz Rittner (July 2016). "First record of Polyphylla olivieri (Laporte de Castelanu, 1840) (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Lebanon". Research Gate.

[4] "Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Laporte de Castelnau, 1840". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

[5] "Polyphylla olivieri (Castelnau, 1840)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-02-01.

[6] J. Habibi (8 July 1987). "Complementary investigations on biology and control method of Polyphylla olivieri Cast. in Karadj (Tehran vicinity) during 1978-1982". CABI Databases.

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