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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Aegean Islands (Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
3170
6176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
383
3169
6175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
366
3104
6047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
2615
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
872
1756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
765
1474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
68
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
68
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
57
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
17
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aegean Islands
17 Genera with 44 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1855European Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 20226SpeciesTaxom
Aplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Elaphocera Géné, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Pachydemocera Reitter, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1889June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 2014Lined June Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aegean Islands
44 Species and 7 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon solstitiale silvestrii Schatzmayr, 1936
Amphimallon krali Montreuil, 2002
Amphimallon maevae Montreuil, 1999
Amphimallon verticale Burmeister, 1855
Anoxia (Anoxia) caphtor Petrovitz, 1971
Anoxia (Anoxia) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anoxia (Anoxia) pasiphae Reitter, 1890
Anoxia pasiphae pasiphae
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) reisseri Petrovitz, 1964
Anoxia candiae Miessen & Sa..., 2022
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824
Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837
Elaphocera cretica Reitter, 1902
Elaphocera insularis Fairmaire, 1877
Elaphocera phungae Baraud, 1987
Elaphocera suturalis Schaufuss, 1874
Haplidia baudii Kraatz, 1882
Haplidia graeca Kraatz, 1882
Haplidia hirticollis Burmeister, 1855
Haplidia transversa cretica Petrovitz, 1971
Homaloplia spireae longiclava Baraud, 1965
Hoplia corniculata Reitter, 1890
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Maladera (Aserica) graeca Petrovitz, 1969
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) erythroptera Frivaldszky, 1835
Omaloplia spireae longiclava Baraud, 1965
Pachydemocera lucidicollis Kraatz, 1882
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longispina Smith, 1889
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) albertischulzi Kuntzen, 1933
Polyphylla boryi albertischultzi Kuntzen, 1933
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla hassi Hass & Reich..., 2014
Rhizotrogus creticus (Brenske, 1891)⇒ Amphimallon atrum Herbst, 1790
Serica evidens Blatchley, 1919
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Aegean Islands
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
8
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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