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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
751
2035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
58
634
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
150
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
150
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
119
353
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
26
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
26 Genera with 67 Species
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Alaia Petrovitz, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Asiactenius3SpeciesTaxom
Asophrops Petrovitz, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Atanyproctus Petrovitz, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1897Garden beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19567SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonoxia Reitter, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Hemictenius Reitter, 20077SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1936Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Jalalabadia Balthasar, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Kryzhanovskia Nikolaev & K..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Lasiexis Semenov-tian..., 19555SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopsis Erichson, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1881Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Panotrogus Reitter, 19878SpeciesTaxom
Pectinichelus Ballion, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Phalangonyx Reitter, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1853Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Xanthotrogus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
67 Species
Alaia sexdentata Petrovitz, 1979
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Asiactenius afghanus Nikolajev, 2000
Asiactenius mirabilis Nikolajev, 2000
Asiactenius tekkensis Reitter, 1889
Asophrops medvedevi Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Atanyproctus afghanus Petrovitz, 1968
Atanyproctus alexandri Petrovitz, 1965
Atanyproctus miksici Petrovitz, 1965
Autoserica caifensis Brenske, 1897
Brahmina glabella Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Brahmina glabelllus Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Brahmina kabakovi Nikolajev, 1976
Brahmina kabulicus Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Brahmina kandaharicus Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Brahmina nuristanicus Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Brahmina reichenspergeri Balthasar, 1956
Cryptotrogus afghanus Balthasar, 1955
Cryptotrogus brenskei Reitter, 1895
Cryptotrogus haarlovi Petrovitz, 1955
Cyphonoxia brenskei Reitter, 1895
Cyphonoxia glasunowi Semenov, 1897
Cyphonoxia haarlovi Petrovitz, 1955
Hemictenius magnitarsis Reitter, 1897
Hemictenius nigrociliatus Reitter, 1897
Hemictenius opacipes Reitter, 1902
Hemictenius petrovitzi Gusakov, 2003
Hemictenius simplicitarsis Reitter, 1897
Hemictenius stackelbergi Medvedev, 1952
Hemictenius talukanus Ivanova, 2007
Holochelus nonveilleri Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Hoplia endroedii Balthasar, 1956
Hoplia scheibei Balthasar, 1936
Jalalabadia povolnyi Balthasar, 1967
Kryzhanovskia olegi Nikolaev & K..., 1977
Lasiexis dilaticollis Ballion, 1870
Lasiexis kabulica Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Lasiexis kandaharica Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Lasiexis nuristanica Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Lasiexis reichenspergeri Balthasar, 1955
Lasiopsis kryzhanovskii Nikolajev & ..., 1980
Lepidiota crenulata Wiedemann, 1821
Maladera (Maladera) euphorbiae Burmeister, 1855
Maladera armeniaca Reitter, 1896
Maladera cardoni Brenske, 1896
Maladera imbella Reitter, 1898
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Maladera nagporeana Brenske, 1898
Maladera schenklingi Moser, 1918
Melolontha furcicauda Ancey, 1881
Panotrogus afghanus (Petrovitz, 1965)⇒ Panotrogus petrovitzi Baraud, 1989
Panotrogus heinzi Keith, 2001
Panotrogus kabulensis Keith, 2002
Panotrogus myschenkovi Ballion, 1871
Panotrogus myschenkowi Ballion, 1871
Panotrogus petrovitzi Baraud, 1989
Panotrogus petrovizianus Keith, 2002
Panotrogus pygmaeus Baraud, 1987
Pectinichelus kabakovi Nikolajev, 1976
Pectinichelus kryzhanovskii Nikolajev, 2004
Phalangonyx bibatillatus Petrovitz, 1955
Polyphylla adspersa Motschulsky, 1853
Tanyproctus bucharicus Reitter, 1897
Tanyproctus kabulensis Petrovitz, 1967
Tanyproctus ortospanaensis Petrovitz, 1965
Tanyproctus turanicus Reitter, 1900
Xanthotrogus tadzhikorum Nikolajev, 2008

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Afghanistan
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
14
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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