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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
942
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
53
815
1336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
139
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
139
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
115
361
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
11 Genera with 25 Species
Astaena Erichson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Canestera Saylor, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dicrania Lepeletier &..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 20212SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 0Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Pectinosoma Arrow, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1848June beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 19246SpeciesTaxom
Sericoides Guérin-Ménev..., 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astaena zyrota Saylor, 1946
Canestera marshalli Saylor, 1938
Ceraspis bivulnerata Germar, 1824
Dicrania varicolor Frey, 1972
Isonychus fasciolatus Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus guayanensis Frey, 1970
Isonychus lineatus Burmeister, 1855
Isonychus striolatus Frey, 1970
Liogenys quadridens Fabricius, 1798
Liogenys schneiderae Cherman, 2021
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha trichoidea
Pectinosoma elongata Arrow, 1913
Phyllophaga leporina G.O. Sars, 1879
Phyllophaga nuda Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga pubescens Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga rorulenta rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga sericata Erichson, 1848
Plectris candezei Frey, 1967
Plectris flavohirta Blanchard, 1851
Plectris muscula Frey, 1967
Plectris paraensis Frey, 1967
Plectris pentaphylla Moser, 1918
Plectris sparsesetosa Moser, 1924
Sericoides rufescens Saylor, 1938

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Guyana
TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericoidini
Erichson, 1847
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