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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
1127
2069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1126
2068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1100
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
896
1742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
45
233
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
213
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
39
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
39
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
22
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
5 Genera with 6 Species
Dermolepida Arrow, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18832SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
6 Species
Dermolepida uniforme Fairmaire, 1879
Heteronyx brevior Fairmaire, 1883
Heteronyx insularis (Fairmaire, 1883)⇒ Heteronyx tindalei Britton, 1992
Maechidius seriepunctatus Moser, 1920
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago
TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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