Amphimallon solstitiale (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Coleoptera → suborder Polyphaga → infraorder Scarabeiformia → superfamily Scarabaeoidea → family Scarabaeidae → subfamily Melolonthinae → tribe Melolonthini → subtribe Rhizotrogina → genus Amphimallon → species Amphimallon solstitiale

Species name(s)

Amphimallon solstitiale (Linnaeus, 1758) = Amphimallon solstitiale mesasiaticum Medvedev, 1951 = Amphimallon fulvicollis Mulsant & Rey, 1842 = Amphimallon novaki Miksic, 1956 = Melolontha tropicus Gyllenhall, 1817 = Amphimallon suturalis Mulsant, 1842 = Amphimallon pineticola Graells, 1858 = Amphimallon setosus Brenske, 1902 = Amphimallon orientale Brenske, 1902 = Amphimallon montivagus Halbherr, 1892 = Amphimallon grossatus Eschscholtz, 1902 = Amphimallon aurantiacus Mulsant & Rey, 1842 = Amphimallon subsulcatus Faldermann, 1835 = Amphimallon autumnalis Geoffroy, 1785 = Amphimallon lateralis Mulsant & Rey, 1842 = Amphimallon pictus Kraatz, 1902. [187]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Flight time

January

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Detailed information with references

Distribution

Austria, Belgium, Britain Is., Croatia, Cyclades Is., Dodecanese Is., European Turkey, French mainland, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia, Sicily, Slovenia, Spanish mainland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Serbia, Kosovo, Voivodina, Montenegro, East Palaearctic, Near East [10].
Can be found among other places in Lake Elton surroundings. [331].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

Body Length: 14-18 mm. [249].

Imago lifespan

June-Jul [249].

Subspecies of Amphimallon solstitiale

Amphimallon solstitiale dalmatinum Brenske, 1894. [10]
A. s. grossatum Reitter, 1902. [10]
A. s. matutinale Nonveiller, 1963. [10]
A. s. pictum Kraatz, 1902. [10]
A. s. setosum Brenske, 1902. [10]
A. s. sibiricus Reitter, 1902. [187]
A. s. silvestrii Schatzmayr, 1936. [187]
A. s. simplicissimus Müller, 1902. [187]
A. s. solstitiale (Linnaeus, 1758). [10]

Premade selections where the species can be found

Coleoptera of Lake Elton surroundings

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Evgeny Komarov, Anatoliy Kuzmin.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Vasiliy Feoktistov.

References

[10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
[249] Плавильщиков Н.Н. Определитель насекомых Москва, Топикал, 1994
[331] Макаров К.В., Маталин А.В., Комаров Е.В. Фауна жесткокрылых (Coleoptera) окрестностей озера Эльтон // Животные глинистой полупустыни Заволжья. М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2009