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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
876
10995
42130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
871
10984
42109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
774
10682
41391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
8597
35712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
124
2798
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
2458
9949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
195
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
195
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
156
450
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
23
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
23 Genera with 56 Species
#ADGHLMOPRS
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1823European Chafers11SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Aplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Athlia Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Gynaecoserica Brenske, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1805Monkey Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Lepithrix Nietner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrix Lepeletier &..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leptocnemis Selys, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 0Billy witch5SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Oedanomerus Waterhouse, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17864SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19715SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
56 Species and 9 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) assimile Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon atrum atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon ruficorne Fabricius, 1775
Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Anoxia (Anoxia) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anoxia (Anoxia) pilosa (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Anoxia villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Athlia (Athlia) plebeja (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Athlia rustica Erichson, 1835
Gynaecoserica pellecta Brenske, 1896
Haplidia transversa transversa (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Aplidia transversa transversa Fabricius, 1801
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) aequinoctialis Herbst, 1790
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) vernus Germar, 1823
Homaloplia (Homaloplia) ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Hoplia coerulea Drury, 1773
Hoplia graminicola Fabricius, 1792
Hoplia hungarica Burmeister, 1844
Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia pollinosa (Krynicky, 1832)⇒ Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia praticola Duftschmidt, 1805
Lepithrix germanica Heer, 1862
Lepitrix germanica O. Heer, 1862
Leptocnemis cyanops Selys, 1869
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Maladera spinitibialis G. Statz, 1952
Maladera spinitibilais Statz, 1952
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha pectoralis (Megerle von ..., 1812)⇒ Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis
Oedanomerus squamosus LaCroix, 2005
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia ruricola ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Omaloplia nigromarginata Herbst, 1786
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga dasypoda Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga euryaspis Bates, 1888
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus longimanus Heer, 1847
Rhizotrogus marginipes Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica brunna Linnaeus, 1758
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica minutula (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Gynaecoserica pellecta Brenske, 1896
Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sophrops cephalotes Burmeister, 1855

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Germany
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
10
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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