Phyllophaga tristis explained

Phyllophaga tristis, the tristis complex, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Phyllophaga tristis:

• Phyllophaga tristis amplicornis Reinhard, 1939
• Phyllophaga tristis suttonana Reinhard, 1939
• Phyllophaga tristis tristis (Fabricius, 1781)

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.