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Checklist for Family Melolonthidae Leach, 1817 (Chafers)
and region Oceania (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
155
8628
61720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
136
7737
53109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
686
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
686
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelolonthidae
Leach, 1817
Chafers, June beetles, May beetles
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
2 Genera with 9 Species
Alepida8SpeciesTaxom
Carlschoenherria1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
9 Species
Alepida crinita Brenske, 1900Bundaberg Canegrub
Alepida froggatti MacLeay, 1887Froggatt's Canegrub
Alepida helleri Moser, 1913
Alepida hylaea Britton, 1978
Alepida moorei Allsopp, 2018
Alepida picticollis Lea, 1916Canegrub
Alepida stradbrokensis Lea, 1919
Alepida ultima Britton, 1978
Carlschoenherria vervex Sharp, 1876


Links, sources and further information
Melolonthidae at gbif.org
Melolonthidae at irmng.org