Death Valley June beetle

Death Valley June beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Melolonthinae
Genus:	Polyphylla
Species:	P. erratica
Binomial name
Polyphylla erratica (Hardy and Andrews, 1978)

The Death Valley June beetle (Polyphylla erratica) is a scarab beetle in the subfamily Melolonthinae. It is only known to occur in the drainage basin of the Amargosa River in the southwestern United States.^[1] Saltgrass communities, such as those at Saratoga Springs in Death Valley, provide habitat for the insect at all stages of its life.^[2]

Predators of the beetle include coyotes, ravens, and shrikes, the last of which are known to impale the insects on vegetation.^[2]

The Death Valley June beetle does not carry any official conservation status, but is listed as a Species of Concern by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.^[3] The California Department of Fish and Game considers the beetle a "Special Animal" of high conservation need.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Death Valley geology field trip: Saratoga and Valley Springs". USGS/NPS. http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deva/ftsar2.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} A. La Rue, Delbert (March-June 1998). "Notes on Polyphylla Harris with a description of a new species. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Insecta Mundi 12 (1 & 2): 22–37. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1351&context=insectamundi. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
3. ^ "Species Profile for Death Valley june beetle (Polyphylla erratica)". FWS. http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=I0L7. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
4. ^ "California Natural Diversity Database: SPECIAL ANIMALS (898 taxa)". CDFG. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/spanimals.pdf. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 

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