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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
6611
20424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
564
6599
20409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
535
6518
20232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
5361
17525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
1843
6632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
1656
5680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
122
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
122
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
105
260
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
13
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
13 Genera with 35 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1775European Chafers9SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Chioneosoma Kraatz, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Cyclomera Klug, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1805Monkey Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1775Billy witch4SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18603SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19834SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
35 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon altaicum Mannerheim, 1825
Amphimallon ater (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Amphimallon atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon ruficorne Fabricius, 1775
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Chioneosoma (Aleucolomus) vulpinum Gyllenhall, 1817
Cyclomera dispar Klug, 1855
Homaloplia (Homaloplia) ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Hoplia coerulea Drury, 1773
Hoplia farinosa (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775
Hoplia graminicola Fabricius, 1792
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia praticola Duftschmidt, 1805
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha vulgaris (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia ruricola ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus ater (Gebler, 1847)⇒ Amphimallon altaicum Mannerheim, 1825
Rhizotrogus ochraceum (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Chioneosoma vulpinum Gyllenhall, 1817
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica brunna Linnaeus, 1758
Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica simillima Kobayashi, 1983

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Belgium
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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