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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
41
280
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
223
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
42
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
42
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
33
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
10
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
10 Genera with 22 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19102SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Microrhopaea Lea, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apogonia destructor Bos, 1890Javan sugarcane beetle
Colpochila griffithi Blackburn, 1907
Colpochila latebricola Blackburn, 1906
Colpochila scutalis Blanchard, 1850
Gnaphalopoda tridentata Lea, 1917
Heteronyx tarsalis Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx viduus Blackburn, 1910
Lepidiota degener Blackburn, 1888
Lepidiota delicatula Blackburn, 1888
Lepidiota lepidosterna Lea, 1926
Lepidiota oryx Britton, 1959
Lepidiota perkinsi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Liparetrus bimaculatus Lea, 1917
Maechidius cavus Britton, 1957
Maechidius fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Maechidius kurantus Britton, 1957
Maechidius lateripennis Lea, 1917
Microrhopaea flavipennis Lea, 1920
Plectris scutalis Blanchard, 1850
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Darwin
TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
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