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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Gippsland (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
319
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
319
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
86
309
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
291
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
31
201
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
30
185
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
2
26
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
2
26
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
20
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gippsland
7 Genera with 13 Species
Cheiragra MacLeay, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18503SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18352SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gippsland
13 Species
Cheiragra ruficollis MacLeay, 1864Greenish Darter
Heteronyx aphodioides Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus curtulus Burmeister, 1855
Liparetrus ferrugineus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus uniformis Blanchard, 1850
Maechidius atratus Burmeister, 1855
Maechidius sordidus Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus navicularis Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus ruficollis MacLeay, 1864
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Sericesthis harti Sharp, 1890Yellowhead Cockchafer
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab

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

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
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