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Checklist for Subtribe Melolonthina Leach, 1819
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
408
2110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
125
923
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
17
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
3 Genera with 10 Species
Melolontha Fabricius, 1790Billy witch8SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonychus Burmeister, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
10 Species
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha caffra Thunberg, 1818
Melolontha fuliginosa Fairmaire, 1889
Melolontha haemorrhoa Thunberg, 1818
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha pilosella
Melolontha setigera
Melolontha virens Herbst, 1790
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Psilonychus perturbator Péringuey, 1904