Checklist for Genus Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (Billy witch)
and region West Europe (Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 999
17279
73737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 994
17258
73681 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 883
16814
72502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 498
13287
62755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 137
4461
21671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 120
4009
18605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 12
415
1231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 12
415
1231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 339
1059 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 61
176 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
| 23
85 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Melolonthina
Leach, 1819
| 2
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Melolontha
Fabricius, 1775
Billy witch, Cockchafer, Cockchafers, May bug, May bugs | 6 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for West Europe
1 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for West Europe
6 Species and 2 Subspecies | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Melolontha albida (Frivaldszky, 1835) | ⇒ Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | | Melolontha greithiana ♰ O. Heer, 1847 | | | Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | Chestnut cockchafer | | Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | | | Melolontha pectoralis (Megerle von ..., 1812) | ⇒ Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | | Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis | | | Melolontha vulgaris (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 |
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