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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Adelaide (South Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
770
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
770
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
195
751
995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
563
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
263
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
33
221
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
21
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
21
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
18
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Adelaide
9 Genera with 14 Species
Antitrogus Burmeister, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19104SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18483SpeciesTaxom
Pachygastra Germar, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Adelaide
14 Species
Antitrogus burmeisteri Blackburn, 1911
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Diphucephala waterhousei Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx aequalis Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx augustae Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx planatus Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx vicinus Blackburn, 1910
Liparetrus amabilis Blackburn, 1905
Liparetrus fulvohirtus MacLeay, 1871
Liparetrus nigrinus Germar, 1848
Pachygastra tasmanica Germar, 1848
Rhopaea heterodactyla Germar, 1848
Sericesthis harti Sharp, 1890Yellowhead Cockchafer
Telura vitticollis Erichson, 1842

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Adelaide
TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melolonthinae at artfakta.se
Melolonthinae at dyntaxa.se
Melolonthinae at gbif.org
Melolonthinae at itis.gov