Checklist for Genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Billy witch)
and region India (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 703
14141
56254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 699
14132
56242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 662
13883
55452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 420
10836
46964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 119
3716
17432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 111
3244
14513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 11
450
2984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 11
450
2984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 341
2417 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 76
873 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
| 31
299 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Melolonthina
Leach, 1819
| 2
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Melolontha
Fabricius, 1775
Billy witch, Cockchafer, Cockchafers, May bug, May bugs | 14 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for India
1 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for India
14 Species | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Melolontha aeneicollis Bates, 1891 | | | Melolontha arunachalensis Gupta, Keith..., 2023 | | | Melolontha carinata Brenske, 1896 | | | Melolontha chinensis Guérin, 1838 | | | Melolontha cuprescens Blanchard, 1871 | | | Melolontha flabellata Sharp, 1876 | | | Melolontha furcicauda Ancey, 1881 | | | Melolontha guttigera Sharp, 1876 | | | Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | Chestnut cockchafer | | Melolontha indica Hope, 1831 | | | Melolontha lachungensis Gupta, Keith..., 2023 | | | Melolontha nepalensis Hope, 1831 | | | Melolontha virescens Brenske, 1896 | |
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