Information: Megapertha massageta,is a Central Asian species, which was described by Kirsch in 1880 originally as Phyllopertha massageta from Turkmenistan, the city of Türkmenbaşy (formerly Krasnovodsk)
Body length: 11 - 13 mm
Peak activity: April - June
Remarks: Megapertha massageta, is a variable species in which several color variations have been described.
Distribution: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Material examined (& observation):
Kazakhstan 
prov. South Kazakhstan
5km W Shardara
(GPS) 
Altitude 250 m a.s.l. | 23-24.5.2016
Our observation period: May ~ June
Sampling Methods: on bushes and vegetation 
Kazakhstan
