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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3659
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3654
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3626
9162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2792
7686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
952
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
811
1994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
112
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
112
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
98
233
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
17
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
17 Genera with 38 Species
Anoxia Laporte, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Anoxoides Petrovitz, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1897Garden beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalostetha Reiche, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 18828SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Leptochristina1SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 04SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 2020Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pachydemocera Reitter, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Paratriodonta Baraud, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 18999SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis Krynizky, 1832
Anoxia laevimacula Petrovitz, 1973
Anoxia maculiventris Reitter, 1890
Anoxoides bytinskisalzi Petrovits, 1971
Autoserica caifensis Brenske, 1897
Cryptotrogus weisei Kraatz, 1888
Gnaphalostetha bonvoisini Reiche, 1856
Gnaphalostetha heinzi Keith, 2005
Haplidia chaifensis Kraatz, 1882
Haplidia endroedii Baraud, 1988
Haplidia janczyki Baraud, 1988
Haplidia karlaeschneiderae Sehnal, Mont..., 2019
Haplidia petrovitzi Baraud, 1988
Haplidia petrovitzi petrovitzi
Haplidia tarsensis Kraatz, 1882
Haplidia villosicollis Kraatz, 1882
Holochelus setiventris Reitter, 1902
Leptochristina pubicavula Reitter, 1902
Maladera (Aserica) punctatissima Falderman, 1835
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Maladera modesta Fairmaire, 1881
Maladera syriaca syriaca
Melolontha albida (Frivaldszky, 1835)⇒ Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758
Melolontha sabatinellii Rössner & Hi..., 2020
Omaloplia labrata Burmeister, 1855
Pachydema albipilis Reitter, 1902
Pachydemocera lucidicollis Kraatz, 1882
Paratriodonta olivieri Blanchard, 1850
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus gracilis Marseul, 1878
Tanyproctus crinitus Petrovitz, 1971
Tanyproctus indescriptus Baraud, 1979
Tanyproctus israeliticus (Petrovitz, 1971)⇒ Tanyproctus indescriptus Baraud, 1979
Tanyproctus kindermanni Reiche, 1861
Tanyproctus minutus Petrovitz, 1973
Tanyproctus nabataeus Petrovitz, 1973
Tanyproctus pumilus Petrovitz, 1973
Tanyproctus saulcyi Reiche, 1856
Tanyproctus sinaiticus Heyden, 1899

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Israel
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



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