{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Polyphylla_simoni.jpg | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | genus= Polyphylla | species = simoni | authority = Sehnal & Bezděk, 2011 | synonyms = }} '''''Polyphylla simoni''''' is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.<ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1123067/ BioLib]</ref> It is found in Thailand and Vietnam.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last= Schoolmeesters|first= P.|date= 2025|title= ''Polyphylla (Granida) simoni'' at Catalogue of Life|url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4LDXT|website= World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16).|location= Amsterdam, Netherlands|publisher= Catalogue of Life Foundation|access-date=February 6, 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
==Description== Adults reach a length of about 20–23 mm. They have an elongate, moderately convex body. The surface colour is chestnut brown, with the pronotum very slightly darker. The dorsal surface of the head, pronotum and scutellum is covered with whitish to pale ochrous scales, and the elytra with whitish scales.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal|last1=Sehnal|first1=Richard|last2=Bezdek|first2=Ales|date= 2011|title= Review of the subgenus Polyphylla (Granida) from continental Asia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae)|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2456/|journal=ZooKeys|volume= 102|issue=|publisher= |pages= 65–76|doi= |access-date= February 6, 2026}} {{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref>
==Subspecies== *''Polyphylla simoni simoni'' (Thailand) *''Polyphylla simoni kontumensis'' <small>Kobayashi & Fujioka, 2016</small> (Vietnam)
==Etymology== The species is named in honor of Šimon, son of the first author.<ref name=":2" />
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Category:Beetles described in 2011 Category:Beetles of Thailand Category:Beetles of Vietnam Category:Polyphylla Category:Taxa named by Aleš Bezděk Category:Taxa named by Richard Sehnal
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