title: First record of the scarab beetle, Phyllophaga lissopyge from South America, with descriptions of adult seasonal activity and male response to sex attractants.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Science and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, 10 Marsh Laboratory, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA. am434@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Anuar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morales-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Peck
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Robbins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D003105:Colombia; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000378:metabolism; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D012724:Sex Attractants