Checklist for Genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Billy witch)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 98
2243
6022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 85
1986
5309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 11
450
2257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 11
450
2257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 408
2110 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 125
923 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
| 17
97 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Melolonthina
Leach, 1819
| 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Melolontha
Fabricius, 1775
Billy witch, Cockchafer, Cockchafers, May bug, May bugs | 8 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Cape
1 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Cape
8 Species
Links, sources and further information Melolontha at artfakta.se
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Melolontha at gbif.org
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