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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Alps (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
399
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
399
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
399
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
81
379
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
168
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
23
145
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
17
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alps
5 Genera with 9 Species
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Eurychelus Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18424SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alps
9 Species
Diphucephala elegans Blackburn, 1892
Diphucephala pulchella Waterhouse, 1837
Eurychelus marmoratus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx laeviceps Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Pseudoheteronyx creber Blackburn, 1908
Scitala rorida Burmeister, 1855

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Alps
TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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