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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
608
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
533
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
191
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
191
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
181
438
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
34
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
34 Genera with 68 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPST
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Achelyna Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Achloa Erichson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Atysilla Strand, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Denticnema1SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranocnemus Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18447SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Gryphonycha Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrichula Schein, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Mesoserica Brenske, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Microcamenta Brenske, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Oocamenta Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Periclitopa Brenske, 01SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Philoserica Brenske, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pleistophylla Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pleophylla Erichson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 185917SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19892SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18673SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
68 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ablaberoides crassus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides ditissimus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides emeritus Péringuey, 1904
Achelyna clypeata Burmeister, 1855
Achloa blandula Péringuey, 1904
Achloa echinaticeps Péringuey, 1904
Atysilla infans Péringuey, 1904
Camenta innocua Boheman, 1857
Camenta laetula
Cyrtocamenta transvaalensis Brenske, 1898
Denticnema squamosa Burmeister, 1844
Diaplochelus transvaalensis Péringuey, 1902
Dicranocnemus mendicus Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis decora Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis dubiosa Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis guttata Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis hessei Schein, 1959
Eriesthis hypocrita Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis semihirta Burmeister, 1844
Gryphonycha puberula Fahraeus, 1857
Heterochelus armipes Boheman, 1857
Heterochelus pavidus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus tristis Péringuey, 1902
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplocnemis fuliginosa Burmeister, 1844
Lepitrichula setosa Burmeister, 1844
Mesoserica (Mesoserica) transvaalensis Brenske, 1901
Monochelus calcaratus Burmeister, 1844
Monochelus elegantulus Blanchard, 1850
Monochelus hilaris Péringuey, 1908
Monochelus ornatus Burmeister, 1844
Neoserica carneola Péringuey, 1892
Neoserica transvaalensis Péringuey, 1904
Oocamenta transvaalia Péringuey, 1904
Outeniqua festiva Péringuey, 1885
Outeniqua festiva andreaei Schein, 1959
Outeniqua festiva festiva
Pachycnema pudibunda Burmeister, 1844
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Periclitopa pretoria
Peritrichia proboscidea Fabricius, 1775
Peritrichia saga Péringuey, 1902
Philoserica vittata Blanchard, 1851
Pleistophylla singularis Péringuey, 1904
Pleophylla fasciatipennis Blanchard, 1851
Pleophylla navicularis Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha abscondita Pope, 1960
Schizonycha constrata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fimbriata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha humilis
Schizonycha kochi Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha manicana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha mediocris
Schizonycha piceonigra Pope, 1960
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha quaesita Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha russula Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha spuria Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Sparrmannia distincta Péringuey, 1888
Sparrmannia obscura Evans, 1989
Trochalus aereus Frey, 1970
Trochalus aeruginosa Burmeister, 1855
Trochalus bohemani Gerstaecker, 1867

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Gauteng
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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