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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Cooktown (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1066
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
952
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
37
314
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
32
249
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
49
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
49
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
43
111
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cooktown
7 Genera with 10 Species
Colpochila Erichson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Neso Blackburn, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooktown
10 Species
Colpochila scutalis Blanchard, 1850
Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918Consobrina cane grub
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota rubrior Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota sororia Moser, 1913Canegrub
Liparetrus atriceps MacLeay, 1864
Maechidius ordensis Blackburn, 1898
Neso usta Blackburn, 1898
Phyllotocus laterofuscus Lea, 1919
Plectris scutalis Blanchard, 1850

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Cooktown
TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
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