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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
1969
2993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
1964
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
332
1903
2901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1492
2357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
60
459
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
401
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
59
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
59
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
51
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Greece
7 Genera with 14 Species
Aplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets5SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1801June beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1758Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Greece
14 Species
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Diplotaxis belfragei Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824
Diplotaxis muricata Schaeffer, 1907Prairie grain wireworm
Diplotaxis punctata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis thoracica Fall, 1909
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) epigaea Wickham, 1903
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Tanyproctus reichei Rambur, 1843

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Central Greece
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
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