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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8889
45652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
114
3071
18633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
102
2721
15744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
201
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
201
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
169
678
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
31
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
31 Genera with 160 Species
#ACDEFGHLMOPRST
Amadotrogus Amadotrogus, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1823European Chafers26SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 186020SpeciesTaxom
Aplidia Hope, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1909Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Elaphocera Géné, 06SpeciesTaxom
Euserica Rietter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Firminus10SpeciesTaxom
Geotrogus Guérin, 18789SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 18557SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1992Monkey Beetles22SpeciesTaxom
Hymenoplia Eschscholtz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 18512SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1999Billy witch6SpeciesTaxom
Miltotrogus Reitter, 02SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17866SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Paratriodonta Baraud, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Peritryssus Reitter, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1881Lined June Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoapterogyna Martinez de ..., 18786SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 184224SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Triodonta Williston, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 19629SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
160 Species and 40 Subspecies
Amadotrogus grassii Mainardi, 1902
Amadotrogus insubricus Burmeister, 1855
Amadotrogus quercanus Burmeister, 1855
Amadotrogus tarsalis Reiche, 1862
Amadotrogus vicinus Mulsant, 1842
Amphimallon (Amadotrogus) quercanum
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) assimile Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon atrum atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) burmeisteri (Brenske, 1886)⇒ Amphimallon majale bonadonai Paulian, 1959
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) fuscum Scopoli, 1786
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) gianfranceschii Luigioni, 1931
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Amphimallon majale bonadonai Paulian, 1959
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) montanum zur Strassen, 1954
Amphimallon montanum zur Strassen, 1954
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) pini Olivier, 1789
Amphimallon pini pini
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) pseudomajale Sabatinelli, 1976
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale javeti Stierlin, 1864
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon solstitiale tropicum Gyllenhal, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) vitalei Luigioni, 1932
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon furvum Germar, 1817
Amphimallon javeti Stierlin, 1864
Amphimallon majalis (Razoumowsky, 1789)⇒ Amphimallon majale Razoumowsky, 1789
Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Anoxia (Anoxia) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anoxia (Anoxia) pilosa (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Anoxia villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia (Anoxia) scutellaris Mulsant, 1842
Anoxia scutellaris argentea Aliquò & Massa, 1976
Anoxia scutellaris scutellaris Mulsant, 1842
Anoxia scutellaris sicula Motschulsky, 1861
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) australis Gyllenhal, 1817
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) hirta Reitter, 1890
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) matutinalis Laporte, 1832
Anoxia matutinalis corsicana Sabatinelli, 1976
Anoxia matutinalis matutinalis Laporte de C..., 1823
Anoxia matutinalis moltonii Sabatinelli, 1976
Anoxia matutinalis sardoa Motschulsky, 1861
Anoxia matutinalis thumseri Guerlach, 2011
Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis Krynizky, 1832
Anoxia moltonii Sabatinelli, 1976
Anoxia noctuabunda Leo, Garagna..., 2021
Anoxia sardoa (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Anoxia matutinalis sardoa Motschulsky, 1861
Aplidia etrusca Kraatz, 1882
Aplidia hirticollis Burmeister, 1855
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Aplidia transversa transversa Fabricius, 1801
Colpochila villosa Lea, 1917
Diplotaxis thoracica Fall, 1909
Elaphocera (Elaphocerida) emarginata Gyllenhal, 1817
Elaphocera dilatata (Erichson, 1840)⇒ Elaphocera erichsoni Kraatz, 1882
Elaphocera erichsoni Kraatz, 1882
Elaphocera leoi Fancello & C..., 2014
Elaphocera obscura erichsoni Kraatz, 1882
Elaphocera obscura obscura
Euserica (Euserica) mutata Gyllenhal, 1817
Firminus baudii Brenske, 1886
Firminus beilleri Reiche, 1862
Firminus bellieri Reiche, 1862
Firminus ciliatus Reiche, 1862
Firminus ciliatus ciliatus
Firminus ciliatus vexilis Reitter, 1902
Firminus ciliatus vexillis Reitter, 1902
Firminus fossulatus Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Firminus massai Arnone, Lo C..., 2014
Firminus procerus Baudi, 1870
Geotrogus euphytus Buquet, 1840
Geotrogus euphytus lamantiai Sparacio, 2014
Geotrogus genei C. É. Blanch..., 1851
Geotrogus gerardi Buquet, 1840
Geotrogus maraventanoi Sparacio, 2018
Geotrogus michaelis Sparacio, 2014
Geotrogus pellegrinensis Brenske, 1893
Geotrogus sicelis Blanchard, 1851
Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878
Haplidia attenuata Reiche, 1862
Haplidia etrusca Kraatz, 1882
Haplidia hirticollis Burmeister, 1855
Haplidia massai Baraud, 1974
Haplidia transversa (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Haplidia transversa transversa (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Aplidia transversa transversa Fabricius, 1801
Haplidia villigera Burmeister, 1855
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) aequinoctialis Herbst, 1790
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) fraxinicola Sturm & Hage..., 1825
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) vernus Germar, 1823
Homaloplia (Acarina) spireae Pallas, 1776
Homaloplia (Homaloplia) alternata (Küster, 1849)⇒ Homaloplia spireae Pallas, 1776
Homaloplia alternata occidentalis (Baraud, 1965)⇒ Omaloplia nigromarginata Herbst, 1786
Homaloplia (Homaloplia) nicolasi (Baraud, 1965)⇒ Omaloplia ruricola nicolasi Baraud, 1965
Homaloplia nicolasi nicolasi
Homaloplia nicolasi tergestina Baraud, 1965
Homaloplia (Homaloplia) ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Hoplia asprumuntiana Patacchiola,..., 2022
Hoplia attilioi Massa, 1979
Hoplia brunnipes Bonelli, 1807
Hoplia coerulea Drury, 1773
Hoplia dubia Rossi, 1790
Hoplia farinosa (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775
Hoplia fiorii Fracassi, 1906
Hoplia flavipes Germar, 1824
Hoplia graminicola Fabricius, 1792
Hoplia maremmana Leo, Liberto..., 2010
Hoplia meridiana Uliana, Libe..., 2017
Hoplia messapia Uliana, Libe..., 2017
Hoplia minuta (Panzer, 1789)⇒ Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia paganettii Müller, 1907
Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia praticola Duftschmidt, 1805
Hoplia pubicollis (Küster, 1849)⇒ Hoplia callipyge LeConte, 1856
Hoplia walterrossii Sabatinelli, 1992
Hymenoplia sicula Blanchard, 1850
Liogenys perotryssoidea Keith, 2004
Liogenys sanctaecrucis Blanchard, 1851
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha pectoralis (Megerle von ..., 1812)⇒ Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis
Melolontha sardiniensis Drumont, Mur..., 1999
Miltotrogus fraxinicola
Miltotrogus vernus
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia ruricola nicolasi Baraud, 1965
Omaloplia ruricola ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Omaloplia corcyrae Baraud, 1965
Omaloplia nigromarginata Herbst, 1786
Pachydema hirticollis Fabricius, 1787
Pachydema lopadusanorum Sparacio, La..., 2018
Paratriodonta cinctipennis Lucas, 1846
Paratriodonta romana Brenske, 1890
Peritryssus excisus Reitter, 1918
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) delata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) ragusae Kraatz, 1882
Polyphylla ragusae aliquoi Massa & Tassi, 1977
Polyphylla ragusae ragusae Kraatz, 1881
Pseudoapterogyna euphytus (Buquet, 1840)⇒ Geotrogus euphytus Buquet, 1840
Pseudoapterogyna euphytus lamantiai Sparacio, 2014
Pseudoapterogyna gerardi (Buquet, 1840)⇒ Geotrogus gerardi Buquet, 1840
Pseudoapterogyna michaelis Sparacio, 2014
Pseudoapterogyna pellegrinensis Brenske, 1893
Pseudoapterogyna vorax (Marseul, 1878)⇒ Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878
Rhizotrogus (Amphimallon) solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus baudii Brenske, 1882
Rhizotrogus bellieri (Reiche, 1862)⇒ Firminus bellieri Reiche, 1862
Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus ciliatus Reiche, 1862
Rhizotrogus ciliatus ciliatus Reiche, 1862
Rhizotrogus ciliatus vexillis Reitter, 1902
Rhizotrogus fossulatus (Mulsant, 1869)⇒ Firminus fossulatus Mulsant & Rey, 1859
Rhizotrogus genei (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Geotrogus genei C. É. Blanch..., 1851
Rhizotrogus grassii Mainardi, 1902
Rhizotrogus insubricus (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Amadotrogus insubricus Burmeister, 1855
Rhizotrogus maculicollis Villa, 1833
Rhizotrogus marginipes Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus pallidipennis Blanchard, 1850
Rhizotrogus praecox (Leoni, 1906)⇒ Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus procerus Baudi, 1870
Rhizotrogus romanoi Sabatinelli, 1975
Rhizotrogus rugifrons (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Amadotrogus vicinus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus sassariensis Perris, 1870
Rhizotrogus siculus Baraud, 1870
Rhizotrogus tarsalis Reiche, 1862
Rhizotrogus tedeschii Uliana & Gal..., 2022
Rhizotrogus vicinus (Mulsant, 1842)⇒ Amadotrogus vicinus Mulsant, 1842
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Triodonta alni Blanchard, 1850
Triodonta bucculenta (Baraud, 1962)⇒ Triodontella bucculenta Baraud, 1962
Triodonta nitidula Rossi, 1790
Triodonta raymondi Perris, 1869
Triodonta sardoa Baraud, 1962
Triodontella alni Blanchard, 1850
Triodontella alni alni
Triodontella alni luteipes Fairmaire, 1881
Triodontella aquila Laporte, 1840
Triodontella bucculenta Baraud, 1962
Triodontella mimula Leo & Fancello, 2007
Triodontella nitidula Rossi, 1790
Triodontella raymondi Perris, 1870
Triodontella sardoa Baraud, 1962

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Italy
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
21
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
14
100
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
9
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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