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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Central Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
723
10611
42588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
718
10598
42553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
658
10447
42222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
422
8586
36828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2579
11371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
2312
9771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
171
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
171
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
142
419
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
22
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Europe
22 Genera with 67 Species
#ABEHMOPRST
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1823European Chafers13SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18746SpeciesTaxom
Aplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Brachylepis Kolbe, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Eulepida Kolbe, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1903Monkey Beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1878Billy witch6SpeciesTaxom
Miltotrogus Reitter, 04SpeciesTaxom
Oedanomerus Waterhouse, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 09SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Europe
67 Species and 14 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) assimile Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon atrum atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) burmeisteri (Brenske, 1886)⇒ Amphimallon majale bonadonai Paulian, 1959
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Amphimallon majale bonadonai Paulian, 1959
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon ruficorne Fabricius, 1775
Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Anoxia (Anoxia) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anoxia (Anoxia) pilosa (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Anoxia villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis Krynizky, 1832
Anoxia hungarica Desbrochers, 1874
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Brachylepis turmensis Sehnal, 2018
Eulepida mbala Sehnal, 2018
Haplidia transversa (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Haplidia transversa transversa (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Aplidia transversa transversa Fabricius, 1801
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) aequinoctialis Herbst, 1790
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) nocturnus Nonveiller, 1958
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) pilicollis Gyllenhall, 1817
Holochelus pilicollis pilicollis Gyllenhal, 1817
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) vernus Germar, 1823
Holotrichia lata Brenske, 1892
Homaloplia (Acarina) spireae Pallas, 1776
Homaloplia spireae spireae Pallas, 1776
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Hoplia brunnescens Reitter, 1903
Hoplia brunnipes Bonelli, 1807
Hoplia graminicola Fabricius, 1792
Hoplia gramminicola
Hoplia hungarica Burmeister, 1844
Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia praticola Duftschmidt, 1805
Hoplia subnuda Reitter, 1903
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Maladera taiwana Bovallius, 1887
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha pectoralis (Megerle von ..., 1812)⇒ Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis
Melolontha solitaria O. Novák, 1878
Miltotrogus aequinoctialis Herbst, 1790
Miltotrogus nocturnus Nonveiller, 1958
Miltotrogus pilicollis
Miltotrogus vernus
Oedanomerus bidentatus Sehnal, 2018
Oedanomerus lupanus Sehnal, 2018
Oedanomerus squamosus LaCroix, 2005
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia alternata occidentalis (Baraud, 1965)⇒ Omaloplia nigromarginata Herbst, 1786
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) caeca Baraud, 1965
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) erythroptera Frivaldszky, 1835
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) marginata Fuessly, 1775
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia ruricola ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Omaloplia nigromarginata Herbst, 1786
Omaloplia spireae spireae
Pegylis majori Sehnal, 2017
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica brunna Linnaeus, 1758
Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Trichesthes trichia Bates, 1888
Trochalus sericeus Frey, 1970

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Central Europe
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
13
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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