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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1491
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
1473
2557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1198
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
463
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
46
431
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
37
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
37
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
30
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Crete
9 Genera with 16 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1855European Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 20226SpeciesTaxom
Aplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Elaphocera Géné, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1933Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon verticale Burmeister, 1855
Anoxia (Anoxia) caphtor Petrovitz, 1971
Anoxia (Anoxia) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anoxia (Anoxia) pasiphae Reitter, 1890
Anoxia pasiphae pasiphae
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) reisseri Petrovitz, 1964
Anoxia candiae Miessen & Sa..., 2022
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Elaphocera cretica Reitter, 1902
Elaphocera insularis Fairmaire, 1877
Haplidia transversa cretica Petrovitz, 1971
Maladera (Aserica) graeca Petrovitz, 1969
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) erythroptera Frivaldszky, 1835
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) albertischulzi Kuntzen, 1933
Polyphylla boryi albertischultzi Kuntzen, 1933
Rhizotrogus creticus (Brenske, 1891)⇒ Amphimallon atrum Herbst, 1790

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Crete
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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