Review of the South African species of Pegylis Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) commonly known as large wattle chafers

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Harrison, James du Guesclin

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Entomological Society of Southern Africa

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Areview of the three known species of Pegylis occurring in SouthAfrica is provided, including a dichotomous key, illustrations of diagnostic features, distribution maps and notes on natural history. Lectotypes are designated for Hypopholis sommeri Burmeister, 1855, and Pegylis pondoensis Arrow, 1943. Pegylis vittata atrata Machatschke, 1955 syn. nov. is regarded here as conspecific with Pegylis vittata.

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Adoretopsis, Hypopholis, Pegylis, Pegylidius, Taxonomy, Southern Africa, White grubs, Chafers, Sporadic pests

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Harrison, JDG 2014, 'Review of the South African species of Pegylis Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) commonly known as large wattle chafers', African Entomology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 685-713.