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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
513
5243
11660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
5242
11659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
5134
11459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
4363
10217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
1297
2981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
1152
2459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
86
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
86
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
62
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
17
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cambridgeshire
17 Genera with 24 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridgeshire
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Colpochila obesa Boisduval, 1835
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Diplotaxis haydeni LeConte, 1856
Heteronyx elongatus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx hirtuosus Blackburn, 1890
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Isonychus chiriquinus Bates, 1887
Liparetrus discipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) incuria Sanderson, 1942
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longispina Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) luctuosa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga cometes Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga hemilissa Bates, 1888
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Scitala volux Britton, 1987
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Cambridgeshire
TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
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