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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
111
2717
9943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
101
2460
8688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
246
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
246
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
211
494
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
28
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
28 Genera with 61 Species
#ACDHILMOPRST
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1823European Chafers12SpeciesTaxom
Anisochelus Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Camentoserica Brenske, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chioneosoma Kraatz, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Cyclomera Klug, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 19022SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1805Monkey Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1775Billy witch4SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19715SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19835SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatoplia1SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
61 Species and 7 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon atrum 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 (Amphimallon) solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Amphimallon altaicum Mannerheim, 1825
Amphimallon ater (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Amphimallon atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon ruficorne Fabricius, 1775
Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Anisochelus inornatus Burmeister, 1844
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Camentoserica livida Boheman, 1860
Chioneosoma (Aleucolomus) vulpinum Gyllenhall, 1817
Cyclomera dispar Klug, 1855
Diaplochelus longipes Fabricius, 1787
Dichelus dentipes Fabricius, 1781
Dichelus expansus Péringuey, 1902
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
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
Isonychus phlaeopterus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus striatus Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Maechidius major Blackburn, 1888
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
Monochelus pulcher Péringuey, 1885
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia ruricola ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Pachycnema calviniana Schein, 1959
Pachycnema crassipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hoplocnemis spectabilis Péringuey, 1902
Peritrichia pistrinaria Péringuey, 1888
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) farcta LeConte, 1856Distended May beetle
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) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus ater (Gebler, 1847)⇒ Amphimallon altaicum Mannerheim, 1825
Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus ochraceum (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Chioneosoma vulpinum Gyllenhall, 1817
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Schizonycha divulsa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha elegans Péringuey, 1904
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Serica brunna Linnaeus, 1758
Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica simillima Kobayashi, 1983
Stigmatoplia nikolaji Dombrow, 2001
Trochalus sericeus Frey, 1970

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

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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