| Polyphylla brownae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Polyphylla |
| Species: | P. brownae
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| Binomial name | |
| Polyphylla brownae Young, 1986
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Polyphylla brownae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is found in Alabama and Mississippi.23
Description
Adults reach a length of about 27–29.3 mm (1.06–1.15 in) (males) and about 25.5 mm (1.00 in) (females). They may be distinguished from related species by their lack of recumbent scales, no notable colour pattern and a pattern of coarse punctures on the pronotum.3
References
References
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Polyphylla (Polyphylla) brownae 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 April 8, 2026.
- Skelley, P. E. (2003). "Review of the tribe Melolonthini in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Insecta Mundi. 17 (3–4): 129–156. Retrieved April 8, 2026.