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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Australian Capital Territory (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
2831
4880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
2830
4879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
2789
4807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
258
2262
4034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
498
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
428
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
58
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
58
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
45
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
13
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australian Capital Territory
13 Genera with 57 Species
Antitrogus Burmeister, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 185030SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 010SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 19872SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australian Capital Territory
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antitrogus morbillosus Blackburn, 1898Tableland pasture grub
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Colpochila gagatina Burmeister, 1855
Gnaphalopoda carnei Britton, 1987
Heteronyx aequaliceps Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx aequalis Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx alpicola Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx aphodioides Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx cervina Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx chlorotica Gyllenhall, 1817
Heteronyx constans Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx dimidiatus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx excisus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx glabrata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx glabratus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx granum Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx horridus Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx incognitus Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx major Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx ovatus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx piceus Blanchard, 1850Peanut scarab
Heteronyx pilosellus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx praecox Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx puncticollis Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx relictus Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx rugosipennis MacLeay, 1871Peanut scarab
Heteronyx simius Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx simplicicollis Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx sloanei Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx unicolor Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus asper MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus atratus Burmeister, 1855
Liparetrus curtulus Burmeister, 1855
Liparetrus discipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Liparetrus ferrugineus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus globulus MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus lugens Blackburn, 1892
Liparetrus pectinatus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus vestitus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus vestitus vestitus
Maechidius macleaynus Westwood, 1845
Phyllotocus kingii MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus marginipennis MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus navicularis Blanchard, 1850
Scitala aureorufa Blanchard, 1850
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Sericesthis consanguinea Blackburn, 1907Wheat root scarab
Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835Pruinose scarab
Sericesthis ignota Britton, 1987
Sericesthis micans Blackburn, 1890
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Telura monticola Britton, 1987
Telura petiolata Britton, 1987

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Australian Capital Territory
TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
30
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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