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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1334
2478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1330
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1313
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
950
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
39
434
973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
322
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
97
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
97
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
17
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iraq
17 Genera with 28 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 0European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonotus Bell, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonoxia Reitter, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Leptochristina2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Medeotrogus2SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phalangonyx Reitter, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1902Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctoides Petrovitz, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Xanthotrogus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphimallon vernale vernale
Anoxia (Anoxia) asiatica Desbrochers, 1871
Brahmina dilaticollis Ballion, 1870
Cryptotrogus irakanus Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus mesopotamica Petrovitz, 1962
Cryptotrogus mesopotamicus Petrovitz, 1962
Cryptotrogus praestabilis Reitter, 1889
Cyphonotus bicoloratus Petrovitz, 1962
Cyphonoxia praestabilis Reitter, 1889
Haplidia iranica Petrovitz, 1970
Leptochristina annamariae Baraud & Branco, 1991
Leptochristina variabilis Petrovitz, 1962
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Maladera iraqensis Keith, 2000
Medeotrogus fissus Burmeister, 1855
Medeotrogus linnavuorii Keith, 2001
Omaloplia labrata Burmeister, 1855
Phalangonyx irakanus Arrow, 1932
Phalangonyx mesopotamicus Medvedev, 1952
Phalangonyx semenovi Medvedev, 1952
Polyphylla persica Brenske, 1902
Tanyproctoides freyi Petrovitz, 1968
Tanyproctoides silfverbergi Keith, 2002
Tanyproctus latimanus Reitter, 1902
Tanyproctus pallidus Petrovitz, 1962
Tanyproctus saulcyi Reiche, 1856
Triodontella judaica Blanchard, 1850
Xanthotrogus validus Kraatz, 1884

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Iraq
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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