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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Clarke Island (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
164
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
164
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
159
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
141
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
27
82
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
25
64
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
10
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Clarke Island
6 Genera with 10 Species
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18503SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clarke Island
10 Species
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Heteronyx dimidiatus Erichson, 1842
Liparetrus discipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Liparetrus sericeus MacLeay, 1871
Liparetrus vestitus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus nigripennis Lea, 1919
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Clarke Island
TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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