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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
188
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
188
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
164
468
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
25
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
25 Genera with 35 Species
#ACDEGHLMOPST
Ablabera Erichson, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Archocamenta Brenske, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Clitopa Erichson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Cyclomera Klug, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Loricatarsa Frey, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Microcamenta Brenske, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedanomerus Waterhouse, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paraclitopa Waterhouse, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseustophylla Péringuey, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaphorhina Quedenfeldt, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19044SpeciesTaxom
Stenoserica Brenske, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Trichinopus Waterhouse, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ablabera hottentota Péringuey, 1904
Ablabera setosa Frey, 1960
Ablaberoides crassus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides flavipennis Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides tenellus Fahraeus, 1857
Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Apogonia ovata (Fåhraeus, 1857)⇒ Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Archocamenta ventricosa Boheman, 1860
Clitopa bechuanensis Moser, 1919
Cyclomera lanuginosa Waterhouse, 1875
Cyrtocamenta zumpti Frey, 1968
Diaplochelus crassipes Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Heterochelus blandulus Kulzer, 1960
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Loricatarsa garnyi Frey, 1969
Oedanomerus hirsutus Waterhouse, 1875
Oedanomerus squamosus LaCroix, 2005
Outeniqua festiva festiva
Paraclitopa lanuginosa (Waterhouse, 1875)⇒ Cyclomera lanuginosa Waterhouse, 1875
Scaphorhina echanticeps Evans, 1987
Scaphorhina hirticollis Waterhouse, 1875
Schizonycha ciliata Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha damarina Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha neglecta Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Sparrmannia acicularis Evans, 1989
Sparrmannia bechuana Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia discrepans Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Stenoserica interpunctata Boheman, 1860
Trichinopus flavipennis Waterhouse, 1874
Trichinopus puncticollis Frey, 1963
Trochalus badius Boheman, 1860
Trochalus rubricatus Boheman, 1860

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Botswana
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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