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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1244
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1056
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
146
539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
36
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
36 Genera with 144 Species
#ABCFHILMOPRTX
Alaia Petrovitz, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 0European Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Asiactenius2SpeciesTaxom
Atanyproctus Petrovitz, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Buettikeria1SpeciesTaxom
Chilotrogus Reitter, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Chioneosoma Kraatz, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 193617SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonotus Bell, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonoxia Reitter, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Falsotoclinius3SpeciesTaxom
Falsototoclinius1SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 196515SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1805Monkey Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Iranotrogus1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiexis Semenov-tian..., 19364SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 191819SpeciesTaxom
Medeotrogus4SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 0Billy witch5SpeciesTaxom
Microlontha Petrovitz, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Microphylla Kraatz, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 02SpeciesTaxom
Otoclinius Brenske, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Panotrogus Reitter, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phalangonyx Reitter, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1964June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1902Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 17891SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctoides Petrovitz, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 198016SpeciesTaxom
Xanthotrogus6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
144 Species and 6 Subspecies
Alaia sexdentata Petrovitz, 1979
Amphimallon solstitiale setosum Brenske, 1902
Amphimallon caucasicum Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon leuthneri (Reitter, 1902)⇒ Amphimallon fissiceps Fairmaire, 1860
Amphimallon vernale persicum Petrovitz, 1970
Amphimallon vernale vernale
Anoxia (Anoxia) pilosa (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Anoxia villosa Fabricius, 1781
Apogonia belutschistanica Petrovitz, 1958
Asiactenius tekkensis Reitter, 1889
Asiactenius tokgajevi Medvedev, 1962
Atanyproctus ernae Petrovitz, 1980
Atanyproctus opacipennis Petrovitz, 1968
Atanyproctus simplicitarsis Petrovitz, 1954
Brahmina glabrithoracica Keith, 2003
Brahmina persicola Petrovitz, 1980
Brahmina primaeveris Semenov-tian..., 1936
Buettikeria echinocephala Nikolajev, 2004
Chilotrogus farsensis Keith, 2003
Chilotrogus matejiceki Miessen, Uli..., 2020
Chilotrogus panotrogoides Reitter, 1905
Chilotrogus schoolmeestersi Miessen, Uli..., 2020
Chioneosoma (Aleucolomus) vulpinum Gyllenhall, 1817
Chioneosoma porosum Fischer, 1823
Cryptotrogus borumandi Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus brenskei Reitter, 1895
Cryptotrogus ebrahimii Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus miesseni Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus miksici Petrovitz, 1965
Cryptotrogus mirzayansi Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus monodi Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus morgani Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus niveus Hampe, 1852
Cryptotrogus orita Reitter, 1902
Cryptotrogus parallelus Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus paupera Hampe, 1852
Cryptotrogus praestabilis Reitter, 1889
Cryptotrogus tatianae Semenov-Tian..., 1936
Cryptotrogus zarudniana Semenov-tian..., 1936
Cryptotrogus zarudnianus Semenov & S...., 1936
Cryptotrogus zarudnyi Semenov-Tian..., 1936
Cyphonotus testaceus Pallas, 1781
Cyphonoxia glasunowi Semenov, 1897
Cyphonoxia kermanensis Semenov-tian..., 1936
Cyphonoxia praestabilis Reitter, 1889
Cyphonoxia tatianae Semenov-tian..., 1936
Cyphonoxia zarudnyi Semenov-tian..., 1936
Falsotoclinius fragilis Petrovitz, 1980
Falsotoclinius richteri Petrovitz, 1958
Falsotoclinius schauffelei Petrovitz, 1958
Falsototoclinius richteri Petrovitz, 1958
Haplidia iranica Petrovitz, 1970
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) brenskei Reitter, 1888
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) caucasicus Gyllenhal, 1817
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) fallax Marseul, 1879
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) mimicus Reitter, 1902
Holochelus fallaciosus Nonveiller, 1965
Holochelus fusculus Nonveiller, 1965
Holochelus hivae Montreuil & ..., 2022
Holochelus jelineki Keith, BezdÄ..., 2022
Holochelus kerimi Rey, 1994
Holochelus mikatorum Keith, BezdÄ..., 2022
Holochelus nadaii Keith, 2003
Holochelus parvus Nonveiller, 1965
Holochelus pseudonadaii Keith, 2003
Holochelus rusticus Faldermann, 1835
Holochelus zimmermanni Nonveiller, 1965
Homaloplia (Acarina) spireae Pallas, 1776
Hoplia caucasica Kolenati, 1846
Hoplia coralipes Reitter, 1883
Hoplia hyrcana Medvedev, 1952
Hoplia jacobsoni Reitter, 1903
Hoplia praticola Duftschmidt, 1805
Iranotrogus deserti Baraud, 1987
Lasiexis dilaticollis Ballion, 1870
Lasiexis ebrahimii Montreuil & ..., 2022
Lasiexis persicola Petrovitz, 1980
Lasiexis primaeveris Semenov & S...., 1936
Maladera (Aserica) punctatissima Falderman, 1835
Maladera ahrensi Keith, 2006
Maladera armeniaca Reitter, 1896
Maladera baluchestanica Petrovitz, 1971
Maladera farsensis Petrovitz, 1980
Maladera frischi Keith, 2011
Maladera girardi Keith & Ahrens, 2002
Maladera hivae Montreuil & ..., 2009
Maladera hodkovae Nikodym & Kral, 1998
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Maladera iraqensis Keith, 2000
Maladera jiraskovae Sehnal, 2008
Maladera kermanensis Fabrizi, Rös..., 2018
Maladera kermanica Montreuil, 2016
Maladera khuzestanica Montreuil, 2016
Maladera mirzayansi Montreuil & ..., 2009
Maladera mofidii Montreuil & ..., 2009
Maladera nagporeana Brenske, 1898
Maladera schenklingi Moser, 1918
Medeotrogus krejciri Sehnal, 2021
Medeotrogus linnavuorii Keith, 2001
Medeotrogus rumii Sehnal, 2021
Medeotrogus shamsi Sehnal, 2021
Melolontha (Apropyga) aceris (Faldermann, 1835)⇒ Melolontha afflicta Ballion, 1870
Melolontha borumandi Montreuil, 2012
Melolontha kraatzi Reitter, 1906
Melolontha macrophylla Fischer, 1830
Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis
Microlontha iranica Uliana & Keith, 2022
Microphylla paupera Hampe, 1852
Omaloplia labrata Burmeister, 1855
Omaloplia spireae spireae
Otoclinius gracilipes Brenske, 1896
Panotrogus myschenkowi Ballion, 1871
Phalangonyx coniceps Reitter, 1889
Phalangonyx hormozianensis Petrovitz, 1980
Phalangonyx legezini Gusakov & Kl..., 2021
Phalangonyx mirzayani Petrovitz, 1968
Phalangonyx semenovi Medvedev, 1952
Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens Theodor & Me..., 1964
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla adspersa Motschulsky, 1853
Polyphylla persica Brenske, 1902
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Tanyproctoides gormicus Montreuil & ..., 2014
Tanyproctoides mirzayansinus Keith & Mont..., 2004
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) persicus Ménétriés, 1832
Tanyproctus beludschistanus Petrovitz, 1968
Tanyproctus confinis Motschulsky, 1859
Tanyproctus eghtedari Petrovitz, 1980
Tanyproctus farsensis Keith, 2009
Tanyproctus ganglbaueri Brenske, 1897
Tanyproctus inflatus Motschulsky, 1859
Tanyproctus iranicus Petrovitz, 1968
Tanyproctus kermanshahensis Petrovitz, 1980
Tanyproctus nitidus Petrovitz, 1968
Tanyproctus parallelus Petrovitz, 1968
Tanyproctus persicola Reitter, 1909
Tanyproctus rufidens Marseul, 1879
Tanyproctus satanas Reitter, 1902
Tanyproctus varians Petrovitz, 1980
Tanyproctus zartoshti Petrovitz, 1980
Xanthotrogus cariniclypeatus Keith, 2003
Xanthotrogus leonhardi Reitter, 1909
Xanthotrogus peratratus Reitter, 1909
Xanthotrogus semnanensis Keith, 2003
Xanthotrogus sieversi Reitter, 1896
Xanthotrogus tanyproctoides Reitter, 1906

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Iran
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
19
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom



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