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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Caucasus (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
523
6140
18845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
521
6137
18842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
497
6044
18637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4886
16042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
1952
8628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
93
1701
7123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
207
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
207
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
177
565
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
31
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caucasus
31 Genera with 123 Species
#ACDHMOPRSTX
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1823European Chafers11SpeciesTaxom
Anisochelus Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 19028SpeciesTaxom
Chioneosoma Kraatz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonotus Bell, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonoxia Reitter, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets8SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 193912SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1832Monkey Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1876Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1887Billy witch8SpeciesTaxom
Microphylla Kraatz, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Monotropus Erichson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 05SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1939June beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1853Lined June Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Protoctenius Medvedev, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachydema Balthasar, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotrochalus Quedenfeldt, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18322SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 199912SpeciesTaxom
Tetraproctus1SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Trochaloschema Reitter, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caucasus
123 Species and 11 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon solstitiale setosum Brenske, 1902
Amphimallon solstitiale simplicissimus Müller, 1902
Amphimallon altaicum Mannerheim, 1825
Amphimallon arnoldii Medvedev, 1951
Amphimallon caucasicum Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon circassicum Brenske, 1894
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon helenae Iablokoff-Kh..., 1983
Amphimallon vernale vernale
Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Anisochelus hilaris Burmeister, 1844
Anoxia (Anoxia) asiatica Desbrochers, 1871
Anoxia (Anoxia) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anoxia (Anoxia) pilosa (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Anoxia villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia scutellaris scutellaris Mulsant, 1842
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia maljuzhenkoi Zaitzev, 1927
Anoxia tristis (Reitter, 1902)⇒ Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Chioneosoma porosum Fischer, 1823
Cryptotrogus niveus Hampe, 1852
Cryptotrogus orita Reitter, 1902
Cryptotrogus paupera Hampe, 1852
Cyphonotus testaceus Pallas, 1781
Cyphonoxia maljuzhenkoi Zaitzev, 1927
Dichelonyx linearis Gyllenhal, 1817
Diplotaxis brevicornis Cazier, 1940
Diplotaxis dubia LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis lengi Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis subcostata Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis thoracica Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis truncatula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Haplidia armeniaca Baraud, 1990
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) aequinoctialis Herbst, 1790
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) brenskei Reitter, 1888
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) caucasicus Gyllenhal, 1817
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) fallax Marseul, 1879
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) nocturnus Nonveiller, 1958
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) serrifunis Marseul, 1879
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) tataricus Faldermann, 1835
Holochelus erivanicus Reitter, 1902
Holochelus majusculus Nonveiller, 1965
Holochelus obenbergeri Nonveiller, 1965
Holochelus rusticus Faldermann, 1835
Holochelus zuvandi Qaryagdy, 1939
Homaloplia (Acarina) spireae Pallas, 1776
Hoplia brevipes Medvedev, 1952
Hoplia caucasica Kolenati, 1846
Hoplia coralipes Reitter, 1883
Hoplia corallipes Reitter, 1883
Hoplia cylindrica Reitter, 1903
Hoplia detrita Solsky, 1876
Hoplia mina Jacobson, 1914
Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia pollinosa (Krynicky, 1832)⇒ Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Macrodactylus uniformis Horn, 1876Western Rose Chafer
Maladera (Aserica) punctatissima Falderman, 1835
Maladera armeniaca Reitter, 1896
Maladera fusconitens Fairmaire, 1892
Melolontha (Apropyga) aceris (Faldermann, 1835)⇒ Melolontha afflicta Ballion, 1870
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha afflicta Ballion, 1870
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha kraatzi Reitter, 1906
Melolontha pectoralis (Megerle von ..., 1812)⇒ Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis
Melolontha permira Reitter, 1887
Microphylla paupera Hampe, 1852
Monotropus fausti Semenov, 1898
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia ruricola ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Omaloplia iberica Kolenati, 1846
Omaloplia spireae spireae
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) barda Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) farcta LeConte, 1856Distended May beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forbesi Glasgow, 1916
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga fraterna fraterna Harris, 1842
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ignava Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) infidelis Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) renodis Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubricosa Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) soror Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) sonora Saylor, 1939Impspringer
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla (Xerasiobia) alba Pallas, 1773White June beetle
Polyphylla adspersa Motschulsky, 1853
Protoctenius bogatschevi Medvedev, 1952
Pseudopachydema caucasica Balthasar, 1930
Pseudopachydema medvedevi Iablokov-khn..., 1971
Pseudotrochalus quadrilineatus Fabricius, 1801
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus caspicus (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Serica aemula Dawson, 1947
Serica aspera Dawson, 1922
Serica loxia Dawson, 1920Pallid rockskipper
Serica opposita Dawson, 1921
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica trociformis (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Serica blatchleyi Dawson, 1932
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) persicus Ménétriés, 1832
Tanyproctus (Tetraproctus) antennatus Khnzoryan, 1953
Tanyproctus araxidis Reitter, 1902
Tanyproctus brevipennis Motschulsky, 1859
Tanyproctus carbonarius Faldermann, 1835
Tanyproctus confinis Motschulsky, 1859
Tanyproctus inflatus Motschulsky, 1859
Tanyproctus ovatus Motschulsky, 1859
Tanyproctus rubicundus Reitter, 1902
Tanyproctus rufidens Marseul, 1879
Tanyproctus satanas Reitter, 1902
Tanyproctus vedicus Kalashian, 1999
Tetraproctus antennatus Iablokov-Khn..., 1953
Triodontella flavimana Burmeister, 1855
Trochaloschema armeniaca Brenske, 1897
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Caucasus
TribeDichelonychini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
14
68
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom



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