Anuar Morales-Rodriguez, Daniel C. Peck, Paul S. Robbins
Journal of Insect Science 11 (23), 1-9, (1 February 2011) https://doi.org/10.1673/031.011.0123
KEYWORDS: Antioquia, methyl 2-(methylthio) benzoate, Coleoptera, Colombia, L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-valine, Melolonthinae, methyl 2-(methylthio), pheromone, Scarabaeidae
Phyllophaga lissopyge (Bates) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) is reported for the first time from South America. Male sex pheromone response is described for P. lissopyge and two other co-occurring Phyllophaga species. Adults of P. lissopyge and P. menetriesi (Blanchard) flew to traps baited with methyl 2-(methylthio) benzoate whereas adults of P. obsoleta (Blanchard) flew irregularly to four different pheromone compounds. Adult seasonal activity is described from males captures in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia.
