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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Iron Range (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
697
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
697
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
675
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
575
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
29
173
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
139
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
36
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
36
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
28
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iron Range
6 Genera with 7 Species
Colpochila Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iron Range
7 Species
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Lepidiota aspera Britton, 1978
Lepidiota comes Britton, 1978
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Maechidius fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Plectris scutalis Blanchard, 1850

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Iron Range
TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
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