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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
93
2967
9134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
2684
8088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
363
1985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
363
1985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
287
1630
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
35
247
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
35 Genera with 247 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMOPRSTZ
Ancistroma Curtis, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrosoma Curtis, 18478SpeciesTaxom
Anoplosiagum Blanchard, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Astaena Erichson, 185532SpeciesTaxom
Barybas Burmeister, 18555SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Bryantella Britton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 191917SpeciesTaxom
Chariodema Blanchard, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Clavipalpus Laporte, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Costelytra Given, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Dasyus Lepeletier &..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Dicrania Lepeletier &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1887Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Eideria pentaphylla ..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Faula Blanchard, 191911SpeciesTaxom
Gama Blanchard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1887Monkey Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 185027SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 20217SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1843Rose Chafers18SpeciesTaxom
Manopus Laporte, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Paulosawaya Martinez & D..., 18502SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1937June beetles58SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 185529SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopectinosoma Katovich, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoserica Guérin-Ménev..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Stephanopholis Brenske, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Zaburina Saylor, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
247 Species and 8 Subspecies
Ancistrosoma arrowi Ley, 1923
Ancistrosoma blanchardi Sallé, 1886
Ancistrosoma buckleyi Sallé, 1887
Ancistrosoma flavovittatum Blanchard, 1850
Ancistrosoma hilare Arrow, 1913
Ancistrosoma intermedium Arrow, 1913
Ancistrosoma rufipes Latreille, 1833
Ancistrosoma vittigerum (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Ancistrosoma buckleyi Sallé, 1887
Anoplosiagum kuntzeni Moser, 1921
Anoplosiagum pentaphyllum Burmeister, 1855
Anoplosiagum versicolor Burmeister, 1855
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946
Astaena abcora Saylor, 1946
Astaena acuticollis Frey, 1973
Astaena apolinarmaria Saylor, 1946
Astaena bahiana Moser, 1918
Astaena bogotana Saylor, 1946
Astaena castanea Moser, 1918
Astaena cognata Burmeister, 1855
Astaena columbiana Blanchard, 1850
Astaena columbiensis Moser, 1918
Astaena crinicollis Frey, 1973
Astaena fassli Moser, 1918
Astaena ferruginea Moser, 1918
Astaena foveicollis Kirsch, 1885
Astaena fusagona Saylor, 1946
Astaena kuehnelti Frey, 1973
Astaena macilenta Bates, 1887
Astaena nigrona Saylor, 1947
Astaena nitidula Moser, 1918
Astaena oblonga Moser, 1918
Astaena obscurata Moser, 1918
Astaena pilicollis Frey, 1973
Astaena pilosella Kirsch, 1885
Astaena pinguis Burmeister, 1855
Astaena pygidia Saylor, 1946
Astaena pygidialis Kirsch, 1885
Astaena rockefelleri Frey, 1973
Astaena rugithorax Saylor, 1946
Astaena schneblei Frey, 1973
Astaena suturalis Kirsch, 1865
Astaena tarsalis Moser, 1918
Astaena valida Burmeister, 1855
Barybas abdominalis Moser, 1918
Barybas curta Burmeister, 1855
Barybas grisea Moser, 1918
Barybas murina Burmeister, 1855
Barybas pellucens Burmeister, 1855
Brahmina ruficollis Moser, 1915
Bryantella smaragdaJumping spiders
Ceraspis ajonjoli Mora-Aguilar..., 2013
Ceraspis bivittata Burmeister, 1855
Ceraspis costulata Frey, 1965
Ceraspis crucifera (Frey, 1962)⇒ Ceraspis guttata Blanchard, 1850
Ceraspis guttata Blanchard, 1850
Ceraspis immaculata Burmeister, 1855
Ceraspis innotata Blanchard, 1850
Ceraspis lineata Waterhouse, 1879
Ceraspis macrophylla Moser, 1919
Ceraspis modesta Burmeister, 1855
Ceraspis moseri Frey, 1962
Ceraspis quadrifoliata Moser, 1919
Ceraspis quadrimaculata Blanchard, 1850
Ceraspis quadripustulata Blanchard, 1850
Ceraspis ruehli Brenske, 1890
Ceraspis ruficollis Frey, 1962
Ceraspis squamulifera Moser, 1919
Chariodema amoena Kirsch, 1865
Chariodema bogotensis Kirsch, 1865
Chariodema chlorodera Blanchard, 1850
Chariodema tolimana Moser, 1918
Chariodema xylina Blanchard, 1850
Clavipalpus blanchardi Kirsch, 1885
Clavipalpus ursinus Blanchard, 1850
Costelytra zealandica White, 1846Grass grub
Dasyus collaris Lepeletier &..., 1825
Dicrania laevipennis Moser, 1921
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Eideria pedroantonioi Neita & Ocampo, 2012
Eideria pentaphylla Neita & Ocampo, 2012
Faula bivittata Burmeister, 1855
Faula immaculata Burmeister, 1855
Faula innotata Blanchard, 1850
Faula lineata Waterhouse, 1879
Faula macrophylla Moser, 1919
Faula modesta Burmeister, 1855
Faula quadrifoliata Moser, 1919
Faula quadrimaculata Blanchard, 1850
Faula quadripustulata Blanchard, 1850
Faula ruhli Brenske, 1890
Faula squamulifera Moser, 1919
Gama grandicornis Burmeister, 1855
Hoplia (Hoplia) dispar LeConte, 1880
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia surata Bates, 1887
Isonychus bivittatus Burmeister, 1855
Isonychus burmeisteri Von Dalle Torre, 1912
Isonychus castaneus Burmeister, 1855
Isonychus chiriquinus Bates, 1887
Isonychus crinitus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Isonychus pilosus Evans, 2003
Isonychus denudatus Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus fulvescens Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus fulvipennis Moser, 1921
Isonychus gracilis Burmeister, 1855
Isonychus hirsutus Bates, 1887
Isonychus laevipygus Frey, 1964
Isonychus leechi Frey, 1969
Isonychus lituratus Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus maculatus Waterhouse, 1874
Isonychus marmoratus Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus nitidus Burmeister, 1855
Isonychus obsoletus Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus paganus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Isonychus religiosus Evans, 2003
Isonychus pictus Sharp, 1877
Isonychus pilosus Evans, 2003
Isonychus podicalis Moser, 1918
Isonychus religiosus Evans, 2003
Isonychus schneblei Frey, 1964
Isonychus scutellaris Moser, 1918
Isonychus squamifer Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus ursus Moser, 1918
Isonychus varians Blanchard, 1850
Liogenys gebieni Moser, 1921
Liogenys granadina Cherman, 2021
Liogenys macropelma Bates, 1887
Liogenys quadridens Fabricius, 1798
Liogenys quadridentata Blanchard, 1851
Liogenys rufocastanea Moser, 1918
Liogenys schneiderae Cherman, 2021
Macrodactylus columbianus Von Dalle Torre, 1912
Macrodactylus conjunctus Moser, 1921
Macrodactylus cyanonigrus Evans, 2003
Macrodactylus duckei Ohaus, 1913
Macrodactylus excellens Kirsch, 1865
Macrodactylus felix Kirsch, 1885
Macrodactylus limbatus Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus marianus Moser, 1924
Macrodactylus nigrocyaneus (Gemminger & ..., 1869)⇒ Macrodactylus cyanonigrus Evans, 2003
Macrodactylus nitidicollis Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus ovaticollis Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus pexus Kirsch, 1865
Macrodactylus pulchellus Moser, 1918
Macrodactylus pulchripes Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus squamiger Frey, 1963
Macrodactylus subvittatus Burmeister, 1855
Macrodactylus sulphureus Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus tenuilineatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Manopus biguttatus Laporte, 1840
Manopus simillimus Moser, 1926
Paulosawaya blanchardi Kirsch, 1885
Paulosawaya ursina Blanchard, 1850
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga ephilida ephilida Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hornii Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens Theodor & Me..., 1964
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
Phyllophaga aguadita Saylor, 1942
Phyllophaga apolinari Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga apolinaria Saylor, 1942
Phyllophaga bicolor Moser, 1921
Phyllophaga caraga Saylor, 1943
Phyllophaga caviceps Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga chiriquina Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga citarae Moron & Neit..., 2014
Phyllophaga columbiana Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga densata Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga densata chocoana Moron & Neit..., 2014
Phyllophaga densata densata
Phyllophaga densepunctata Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga emberae Morón, 2015
Phyllophaga fragilipennis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga guanacasteca Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga impressipyga Frey, 1975
Phyllophaga lebasii Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga longicornis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga luridipennis Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga martinezi Frey, 1975
Phyllophaga menetriesi Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga nevermannea Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga nevermanni Saylor, 1935
Phyllophaga onoreana Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga orosina Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga pachypyga Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga pruinipennis Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga punctulata Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga reventazona Saylor, 1936
Phyllophaga rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga rorulenta rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga roscida Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga ruficollis Moser, 1915
Phyllophaga schizorhina Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga schizorhinoides Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga schneblei Frey, 1975
Phyllophaga sericata Erichson, 1848
Phyllophaga talamancana Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga tapantina Moron & Solis, 2001
Phyllophaga tesorito Vallejo & Wolff, 2013
Phyllophaga thoracica Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga vandykei Saylor, 1935
Phyllophaga velezangeli Moron & Neit..., 2014
Phyllophaga yucana Saylor, 1937
Plectris aenea Blanchard, 1851
Plectris angerona Blanchard, 1850
Plectris brevis Blanchard, 1851
Plectris burmeisteri Kirsch, 1871
Plectris conformis Frey, 1967
Plectris curtipilis Frey, 1967
Plectris fassli Moser, 1919
Plectris festiva Burmeister, 1855
Plectris fulva Blanchard, 1851
Plectris goetzi Frey, 1967
Plectris griseohirta Frey, 1967
Plectris griseopilosa Moser, 1921
Plectris griseosetosa Moser, 1924
Plectris hellmichi Frey, 1967
Plectris herteli Frey, 1967
Plectris imitans Frey, 1967
Plectris kulzeri Frey, 1967
Plectris magdalenae Frey, 1967
Plectris metallica Moser, 1918
Plectris obsoleta Blanchard, 1850
Plectris orocuensis Frey, 1967
Plectris pavida Burmeister, 1855
Plectris prolata Evans, 2003
Plectris quinqueflabellata Moser, 1926
Plectris schneblei Frey, 1967
Plectris sparsepunctata Frey, 1967
Plectris tolimana Moser, 1921
Plectris tuberculata Moser, 1919
Plectris vilis Burmeister, 1855
Pseudopectinosoma mesa Katovich, 2011
Pseudoserica grandicornis Blanchard, 1850
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Serica campestris Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica perigonia perigonia Dawson, 1920
Serica sponsa Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Stephanopholis melolonthoides Brenske, 1892
Trichesthes brevisetosa Moser, 1918
Trichesthes gigantea Bates, 1888
Trichesthes lissopyge Bates, 1888
Trichesthes rugipennis Schaufuss, 1858
Trichesthes setifera Burmeister, 1855
Trichesthes setifera setifera
Trichesthes transversicollis Moser, 1918
Zaburina colombiana Saylor, 1945

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Colombia
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDichelonychini
Burmeister, 1855
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
17
131
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericoidini
Erichson, 1847
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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