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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Central Australia (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
129
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
129
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
128
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
29
106
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
18
79
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
16
69
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Australia
4 Genera with 6 Species
Aneucomides Blackburn, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Harpechys Britton, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19083SpeciesTaxom
Zietzia Blackburn, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Australia
6 Species
Aneucomides coloratus Blackburn, 1898
Harpechys chilo Britton, 1957
Heteronyx advena Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx callabonnae Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx squalidus Blackburn, 1908
Zietzia geologa Blackburn, 1894

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Central Australia
TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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