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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Blue Mountains (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
286
1500
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
1499
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1462
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1288
2286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
56
525
971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
446
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
46
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
46
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
38
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
11
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Blue Mountains
11 Genera with 30 Species
Automolius Britton, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragra MacLeay, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Eurychelus Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18922SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18502SpeciesTaxom
Ophropyx Britton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 187112SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18903SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Blue Mountains
30 Species
Automolius angustulus Burmeister, 1855
Automolius funereus Blackburn, 1906
Automolius poverus Blanchard, 1850
Cheiragra pusilla Blanchard, 1850
Colpochila funerea Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila punctulata Blanchard, 1850
Eurychelus marmoratus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Liparetrus concolor (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus ferrugineus Blanchard, 1850
Ophropyx hispida Blackburn, 1898
Phyllotocus australis Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus kingii MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus marginipennis MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus moestus Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus navicularis Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus ruficollis MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus scutellaris MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus variicollis MacLeay, 1871
Rhopaea verreauxi Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot Grub
Rhopaea verreauxii Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot grub
Scitala rorida Burmeister, 1855
Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835Pruinose scarab
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Sericesthis vigilans Sharp, 1890

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Blue Mountains
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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