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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
5734
10113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
5013
9221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
1524
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
1390
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
147
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
147
489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
120
429
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
13
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alajuela
13 Genera with 56 Species
Astaena Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Barybas Burmeister, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenobia Blanchard, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1887Wall-Rockets5SpeciesTaxom
Faula Blanchard, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1887Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1887Rose Chafers6SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1934June beetles30SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
56 Species and 2 Subspecies
Barybas idiota Bates, 1887
Chlaenobia halffteriana Morón, 1992
Diplotaxis denigrata Bates, 1889
Diplotaxis guatemalica Moser, 1918
Diplotaxis macrotarsus Vaurie, 1960
Diplotaxis mistura Vaurie, 1960
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Faula brunneipennis Bates, 1887
Faula centralis Sharp, 1877
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia surata Bates, 1887
Isonychus chiriquinus Bates, 1887
Isonychus hirsutus Bates, 1887
Isonychus paradoxus Bates, 1887
Isonychus pictus Sharp, 1877
Isonychus vicinus Moser, 1918
Liparetrus paryphus Britton, 1980
Macrodactylus costaricensis Moser, 1919
Macrodactylus costulatus Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus sericinus Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus solisi Arce-Pérez &..., 2018
Macrodactylus suavis Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus sylphis Bates, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) setifera Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) pruinosa Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga aequata Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga boruca Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga changuena Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga cometes Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga coronadis Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga costaricensis Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga crena Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga densata Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga gigantea
Phyllophaga guanacasteca Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga guapiles Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga guapilesea Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga hemilissa Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga kohlmanniana Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga lorencita Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga naranjina Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga nevermannea Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga nevermanni Saylor, 1935
Phyllophaga orosina Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga panamana Chapin, 1935
Phyllophaga picadoana Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga prolixa Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga puntarenosa Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga solisiana Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga tapantina Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga tilarana Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga valeriana (Saylor, 1934)⇒ Phyllophaga sanjosicola Saylor, 1935
Plectris nigrita Moser, 1918
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Serica perigonia perigonia Dawson, 1920

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Alajuela
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
30
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
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