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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Geraldton (West Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
521
713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
521
713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
515
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
477
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
40
220
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
37
197
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
33
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
33
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
25
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Geraldton
11 Genera with 21 Species
Antitrogus Burmeister, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Aplopsis Blanchard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18507SpeciesTaxom
Neso Blackburn, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sciton Blackburn, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroscelis Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Systellopus Sharp, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Geraldton
21 Species
Antitrogus burmeisteri Blackburn, 1911
Aplopsis grisea Burmeister, 1855
Colpochila clara Blackburn, 1906
Colpochila crassiventris Blanchard, 1850
Colpochila ruficeps Burmeister, 1855
Colpochila suavis Lea, 1919
Heteronyx agrestis Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx iridiventris Blackburn, 1890
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Liparetrus germari MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus laevis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus lepidopygus Lea, 1917
Liparetrus obscurior Lea, 1917
Liparetrus picipennis (Germar, 1848)⇒ Liparetrus striatus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus striatus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus tristis Blanchard, 1850
Neso flavipennis MacLeay, 1887
Phyllotocus occidentalis Blackburn, 1888
Sciton ruber Blackburn, 1892
Sphaeroscelis pectoralis Burmeister, 1855
Systellopus obtusus Sharp, 1877

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Geraldton
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSystellopini
Sharp, 1877
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