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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1679
2638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1434
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
675
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
582
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
86
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
86
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
66
168
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
16
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cairns
16 Genera with 36 Species
Ancylonyx Britton, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Automolius Britton, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragra MacLeay, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Cheirora Britton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18183SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18944SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 187510SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 19173SpeciesTaxom
Neoheteronyx Blackburn, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Neso Blackburn, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudholophylla1SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancylonyx melanurus Britton, 1957
Ancylonyx sobrinus Britton, 1957
Ancylonyx vittatus MacLeay, 1887
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) australis Gyllenhal, 1817
Automolius brunneus Lea, 1917
Cheiragra leai Britton, 1957
Cheiragra sericeipennis Lea, 1919
Cheirora interstitialis Blackburn, 1898
Colpochila dilatata Lea, 1917
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Diphucephala hirtipes Lea, 1916
Diphucephala pulcherrima Blackburn, 1906
Diphucephala sericea Kirby, 1818
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx concolor MacLeay, 1871
Heteronyx froggatti MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx sequens Blackburn, 1894
Lepidiota caudata Blackburn, 1890Caudata canegrub
Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918Consobrina cane grub
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota laevis Arrow, 1932Paspalum white grub
Lepidiota perkinsi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota quinaria Britton, 1978
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota rubrior Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota sparsa Britton, 1978
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Liparetrus atriceps MacLeay, 1864
Liparetrus glaber (MacLeay, 1871)⇒ Liparetrus striatus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus laciniatus Lea, 1917
Neoheteronyx brevicoxis Lea, 1924
Neoheteronyx noctivagus Lea, 1924
Neso flavipennis MacLeay, 1887
Pseudholophylla cavifrons Lea, 1919
Xenotrogus vestita Arrow, 1915
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Cairns
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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