Synonyms

• Rhisotrogus zealandicus White, 1846
• Costelytra zealandica (White, 1846) Given, 1952

Primary references

• Given, B.B. 1952. A revision of the Melolonthinae of New Zealand. Part 1: the adult beetles. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research bulletin 102: 1–137. BUGZ
• White, A. 1846. Insects of New Zealand. Pp. 1–27, plates 1–7 in: Richardson, J. & Gray, J.E. (eds) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. II. Reptiles, fishes, Crustacea, insects, Mollusca. London: E.W. Janson. Internet Archive BHL

Additional references

• González-Chang, M. et al. 2017. An improved method to produce adults of Costelytra zealandica White (Coleoptera: Melolothinae) from field-collected larvae. Weta 51: 20–29. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

• Hoy, J.M. 1952. Note on the occurrence of nematodes in larvae of Odontria zealandica White. New Zealand entomologist 1(2): 5–6. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.1952.9722696 Reference page. 
• Hurst, M.R.H., Becher, S.A., Young, D.S., Nelson, T.L. & Glare, T.R. (in press): Yersinia entomophaga sp. nov. isolated from the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology. DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.024406-0
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• Henzell, R.F. 1975(1974). Electroantennogram responses of male Costelytra zealandica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to phenol and related compounds. New Zealand journal of zoology 1(4): 515–522. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1974.9517853 Reference page. 

• Henzell, R.F. & Hall, W.T. 1975(1974). Substituted phenols as repellents for male Costelytra zealandica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in mating flights. New Zealand journal of zoology 1(4): 509–513. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1974.9517852 Reference page. 

• Wightman, J.A. 1975(1974). Influence of low temperature on pupation induction in Costelytra zealandica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). New Zealand journal of zoology 1(4): 503–507. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1974.9517851 Reference page.