Polyphylla sikkimensis
| Polyphylla sikkimensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Polyphylla |
| Species: | P. sikkimensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyphylla sikkimensis Brenske, 1896
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Polyphylla sikkimensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Bhutan, China (Xizang), India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand) and Nepal.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 28–33 mm. They are similar to Polyphylla maculipennis and shares the deeply indented anterior margin of the clypeus, although it is slightly more broadened anteriorly. The pronotum is somewhat less narrowed anteriorly, and the lateral margins are straighter behind the middle. On the elytra, the scale patches are very small, and the scales within them are not as densely packed as in maculipennis.[3]
Subspecies
- Polyphylla sikkimensis sikkimensis (Bhutan, China: Xizang, India: Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Nepal)
- Polyphylla sikkimensis albosparsa Moser, 1919 (India: Himachal Pradesh)
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Polyphylla (Gynexophylla) sikkimensis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1919). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) X." (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 80 (2): 330–364. Retrieved February 23, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.