Definition of Macrodactylus subspinosus

1. Noun. Common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines.

Exact synonyms: Rose Bug, Rose Chafer
Generic synonyms: Melolonthid Beetle
Group relationships: Genus Macrodactylus, Macrodactylus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macrodactylus Subspinosus

Maconites
Macormack
Macormick
Macoun
Macowanites
Macowanites americanus
Macrocephalon
Macrocephalon maleo
Macrocheira
Macrocheira kaempferi
Macroclemys
Macroclemys temmincki
Macrodactylus
Macrodactylus subspinosus (current term)
Macrodantin
Macronectes
Macronectes giganteus
Macropodidae
Macropus agiles
Macropus giganteus
Macrorhamphosidae
Macrothelypteris
Macrotis
Macrotis lagotis
Macrotus californicus
Macrotyloma
Macrotyloma uniflorum
Macrouridae

Literary usage of Macrodactylus subspinosus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Illinois State Entomologist Concerning Operations Under the by Illinois State Entomologist (1905)
"Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabr. The rose-chafer is an abundant and destructive pest in the United States and Canada in the region north of a line from ..."

2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1900)
"Macrodactylus subspinosus Fab. In ENT. NEWS, Vol. XI, p. 373, Prof. JB Smith records his suspicion that a solution of one-half pound of fish oil soap in a ..."

3. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"Rose Chafer (Macrodactylus subspinosus), p. 305. (d) Greenish caterpillar, feeding within a folded leaf and skeletonizing it, about mid-summer. ..."

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