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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
1360
3111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
1198
2484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
112
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
112
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
86
238
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
13
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
13 Genera with 80 Species
Colpochila Erichson, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1960Wall-Rockets12SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopyge Linell, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidoderma Waterhouse, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1856June beetles41SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1830Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 181713SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
80 Species and 5 Subspecies
Colpochila setosa Blackburn, 1890
Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dichelonyx subvittata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis anxius LeConte, 1856
Diplotaxis atlantis Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis fulva (LeConte, 1856)⇒ Diplotaxis rufiola Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis knausi Schaeffer, 1907
Diplotaxis lengi Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis simplex Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis texana LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis urbana Vaurie, 1960
Gymnopyge hopliaeformis Linell, 1895Maple Prominent
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia (Hoplia) modesta Haldemann, 1843
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Hoplia limbata (LeConte, 1856)⇒ Strigoderma marginata Olivier, 1789
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Maladera formosae Brenske, 1898Asiatic Garden Beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aemula Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) apicata Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arcta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) balia Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) barda Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) corrosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) delata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forbesi Glasgow, 1916
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fraterna Harris, 1842Bluespotted blenny
Phyllophaga fraterna fraterna Harris, 1842
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) glaberrima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) glabricula LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga hirticula hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inversa Horn, 1887Southern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) karlsioei Linell, 1898
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longitarsa Say, 1824
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marginalis LeConte, 1856Sand stargazer
Phyllophaga marginalis marginalis LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nitida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pudorosa Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vilifrons LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga elenans Saylor, 1938
Phyllophaga villifrons LeConte, 1856
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) variolosa Hentz, 1830Variegated June Beetle
Serica atracapilla Kirby, 1837
Serica campestris Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica contorta Dawson, 1947
Serica evidens Blatchley, 1919
Serica georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica georgiana lecontei Dawson, 1921
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica mixta LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica tristis LeConte, 1850Small leafchafer
Serica vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Illinois
TribeDichelonychini
Burmeister, 1855
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
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