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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Groote Eylandt (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
82
232
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
82
232
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
77
212
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
151
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
25
68
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
61
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
26
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
26
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
19
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Groote Eylandt
8 Genera with 17 Species
Colpochila Erichson, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19105SpeciesTaxom
Holorhopaea Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Neoheteronyx Blackburn, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Neso Blackburn, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Groote Eylandt
17 Species
Colpochila bidentipes Lea, 1926
Colpochila longipalpis Lea, 1926
Colpochila tindalei Lea, 1926
Heteronyx minimus Lea, 1926
Heteronyx pellucida Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx pellucidus Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx tindalei Britton, 1992
Heteronyx viduus Blackburn, 1910
Holorhopaea sagata Britton, 1978
Lepidiota aenigma Britton, 1978
Lepidiota flavipennis Lea, 1926
Lepidiota lepidosterna Lea, 1926
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Liparetrus simulator Lea, 1926
Maechidius konandus Britton, 1957
Neoheteronyx unidentatus Lea, 1924
Neso minuta Lea, 1926

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Groote Eylandt
TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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