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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1075
2144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
31
374
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
29
279
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
80
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
80
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
72
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
4 Genera with 6 Species
Autoserica Brenske, 1899Garden beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Empecamenta Brenske, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19143SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
6 Species
Autoserica bomuana Brenske, 1899
Empecamenta abyssinica Brenske, 1897
Pegylis morio Blanchard, 1851
Schizonycha chaetolepida Moser, 1914
Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha pilosa Moser, 1914

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Eritrea
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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