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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4166
6001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
387
4165
6000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
378
4124
5911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3452
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
71
1068
1357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
67
989
1254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
102
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
102
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buenos Aires
12 Genera with 23 Species
Acylochilus Ohaus, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Athlia Erichson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Barybas Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyus Lepeletier &..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Demodema Blanchard, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1887Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Myloxenoides Martínez, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 2001June beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 19674SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
23 Species
Acylochilus (Acylochilus) strumosus Ohaus, 1909
Athlia bollei Martínez, 1955
Dasyus collaris Lepeletier &..., 1825
Isonychus chiriquinus Bates, 1887
Liogenys laminiceps Moser, 1919
Macrodactylus sericinus Bates, 1887
Myloxenoides tandilensis Martínez, 1975
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) pentaphylla Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga aequata Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga boruca Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga densata Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga favosa Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga gigantea
Phyllophaga guapoloides Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga hemilissa Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga morganella Saylor, 1942
Phyllophaga talamancana Moron & Solis, 2001
Plectris argentina (Bruch, 1909)⇒ Plectris blanchardi Frey, 1967
Plectris ohausi (Bruch, 1909)⇒ Plectris ohausiella Frey, 1967
Plectris ornaticeps Frey, 1967
Plectris tristis Frey, 1967
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Buenos Aires
TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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