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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
711
5344
12371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
5329
12332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
5147
11971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
406
3903
9707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
122
1653
4006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
1496
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
98
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
98
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
69
181
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cenozoic
10 Genera with 19 Species
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1912Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1914Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrix Lepeletier &..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1912Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1878Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Miolachnosterna Wickham, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1916June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18625SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
19 Species
Diplotaxis aurora H. F. Wickham, 1913
Diplotaxis simplicipes H. F. Wickham, 1912
Holotrichia cressona J. Zhang, 1994
Hoplia striatipennis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Lepitrix germanica O. Heer, 1862
Macrodactylus pluto H. F. Wickham, 1912
Macrodactylus propheticus H. F. Wickham, 1912
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha solitaria O. Novák, 1878
Miolachnosterna tristoides Wickham, 1914
Phyllophaga avus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Phyllophaga disrupta T. D. A. Coc..., 1927
Phyllophaga extincta H. F. Wickham, 1916
Rhizotrogus longimanus Heer, 1847
Serica antediluviana H. F. Wickham, 1912
Serica brunna Linnaeus, 1758
Serica cockerelli H. F. Wickham, 1914
Serica kanakoffi W. D. Pierce, 1946
Serica minutula (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Gynaecoserica pellecta Brenske, 1896

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Cenozoic
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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