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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
130
3704
14154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
119
3331
11800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
301
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
301
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
218
739
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
42
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
42 Genera with 199 Species
#ABDEGHLMNOPRSTX
Apogonia Melichar, 194017SpeciesTaxom
Aulacoserica Brenske, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1927Garden beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Bunbunius Nomura, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Dasylepida Moser, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1932Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Ectinohoplia Redtenbacher, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Gastromaladera1SpeciesTaxom
Gastroserica Brenske, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Heptophylla Motschoulsky, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Heptophyllla Motschulsky, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hexataenius Fairmaire, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hilyotrogus Fairmaire, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 195618SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1959Monkey Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Hoplomaladera1SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 200642SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1964Billy witch11SpeciesTaxom
Mesoserica Brenske, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Nipponoserica Nomura, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Octoplasia Brenske, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmoserica Brenske, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Pachyserica Brenske, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Paraserica Reitter, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Parmaladera1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Pollaplonyx Waterhouse, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1950Lined June Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosymmachia Dalle Torre, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 193730SpeciesTaxom
Sericania47SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Trematodes Falderman, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tricholontha3SpeciesTaxom
Trichoserica Reitter, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
199 Species and 46 Subspecies
Apogonia amida Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicarinata okinawana (Nomura, 1964)⇒ Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicarinata yaeyamana (Nomura, 1965)⇒ Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicavata (Arrow, 1913)⇒ Apogonia major bicavata Arrow, 1913
Apogonia cupreoviridis Kolbe, 1886
Apogonia ishiharai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia ishiharai iriei (Miyake, 1986)⇒ Apogonia ishiharai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia ishiharai yakushimana (Nomura, 1959)⇒ Apogonia ishiharai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia kamiyai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia laevicollis Lansberge, 1879
Apogonia major Waterhouse, 1875
Apogonia major bicavata Arrow, 1913
Apogonia major major
Apogonia niponica Lewis, 1895
Apogonia splendida (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Apogonia laevicollis Lansberge, 1879
Apogonia tanigawaensis Sawada, 1940
Aulacoserica pusilla Frey, 1968
Autoserica takaoana (Niijima & Ki..., 1927)⇒ Maladera secreta Brenske, 1897
Brahmina mikado Itoh, 1996
Brahmina miyako Itoh, 1996
Brahmina sakishimana Nomura, 1965
Bunbunius opacipennis Nomura, 1970
Dasylepida ishigakiensis Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Diplotaxis pinalica Fall, 1932
Ectinohoplia gracilipes Lewis, 1895
Ectinohoplia obducta Motschulsky, 1857
Ectinohoplia rufipes Motschulsky, 1860
Gastromaladera major Nomura, 1959
Gastroserica brevicornis Lewis, 1895
Gastroserica higonia Lewis, 1895
Heptophylla picea (Motschulsky, 1857)⇒ Heptophyllla picea Motschulsky, 1857
Heptophylla picea iriei Kusui, 1971
Heptophylla picea maenamii Nomura, 1969
Heptophylla picea picea
Heptophylla tosana Miyatake, 1963
Heptophyllla picea Motschulsky, 1857
Hexataenius protensus Fairmaire, 1891
Hilyotrogus yasuii Nomura, 1970
Holotrichia amamiana Nomura, 1964
Holotrichia aritai Nomura, 1964
Holotrichia convexopyga Moser, 1912
Holotrichia danjoensis Miyake & Ima..., 1982
Holotrichia diomphalia Bates, 1888
Holotrichia ernesti Reitter, 1902
Holotrichia kiotoensis (Niijima & Ki..., 1923)⇒ Holotrichia kiotonensis Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia kiotonensis Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia koraiensis Murayama, 1937
Holotrichia lata Brenske, 1892
Holotrichia loochooana Sawada, 1950
Holotrichia loochooana loochooana
Holotrichia loochooana okinawana Nomura, 1964
Holotrichia motschulskyi Saylor, 1937
Holotrichia niponensis Lewis, 1895
Holotrichia parallela (Motschulsky, 1854)⇒ Holotrichia kiotonensis Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia picea Waterhouse, 1875
Holotrichia tokara Nakane, 1956
Hoplia aureola Pallas, 1781
Hoplia communis Waterhouse, 1875Long-legged chafer
Hoplia hakonensis Sawada, 1938
Hoplia moerens Waterhouse, 1875
Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia reinii Heyden, 1878
Hoplia shirakii Nomura, 1959
Hoplomaladera saitoi Kobayashi, 1975
Lachnosterna sororia (LeConte, 1856)⇒ Phyllophaga micans Knoch, 1801
Lepidiota trichosternus
Maladera (Aserica) japonica Motschulsky, 1857Velvety chafer
Maladera japonica japonica
Maladera japonica yaeyamana (Nomura, 1963)⇒ Maladera yaeyamana Nomura, 1963
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Maladera (Eumaladera) nitididorsis Nomura, 1967
Maladera nitididorsis nitididorsis
Maladera nitididorsis ootsuboi Kobayashi, 2009
Maladera amamiana Nomura, 1959
Maladera cariniceps Moser, 1915
Maladera ejimai Miyake & Ima..., 1987
Maladera formosae Brenske, 1898Asiatic Garden Beetle
Maladera hiemalis Kobayashi, 2014
Maladera hiranoi Miyake, 1986
Maladera horii Kobayashi, 2010
Maladera imasakai Miyake & Yamaya, 1995
Maladera impressithorax Nomura, 1973
Maladera impressithorax okinoerabuana (Kobayashi, 1978)⇒ Maladera okinoerabuana Kobayashi, 1978
Maladera inadai Kobayashi, 2010
Maladera kamiyai Sawada, 1937
Maladera kawaharai Kobayashi, 2010
Maladera kawaii Kobayashi, 2010
Maladera kunigami Kobayashi, K..., 2006
Maladera kusuii Miyake, 1986
Maladera nitidiceps Nomura, 1967
Maladera nitidipes Moser, 1915
Maladera okinawaensis Kobayashi, 1978
Maladera okinoerabuana Kobayashi, 1978
Maladera opima Nomura, 1967
Maladera orientalis Motschulsky, 1857Smaller velvety chafer
Maladera oshimana Nomura, 1962
Maladera ovatula Fairmaire, 1891
Maladera renardi Ballion, 1870
Maladera satoi Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Maladera secreta Brenske, 1897
Maladera secreta secreta
Maladera shimogana Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera spissigrada Brenske, 1897
Maladera taiheii Kobayashi, 2016
Maladera tokunoshimana Kobayashi, K..., 2006
Maladera yaeyamana Nomura, 1963
Maladera yakushimana Kobayashi, K..., 2006
Maladera yonaguniensis Kobayashi, K..., 2006
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha frater Arrow, 1913
Melolontha frater frater
Melolontha incana Motschulsky, 1853
Melolontha insulana Burmeister, 1939
Melolontha japonica Burmeister, 1855
Melolontha masafumii Nomura, 1952
Melolontha satsumaensis Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Melolontha satsumaensis satsumaensis
Melolontha satsumaensis shikokuana Nomura, 1977
Melolontha tamina Nomura, 1964
Mesoserica (Mesoserica) sachalinensis Matsumura, 1914
Miridiba castanea Waterhouse, 1875
Miridiba hirsuta Itoh, 2001
Miridiba tuberculipennis Moser, 1913
Nipponoserica daisenensis Sawada, 1937
Nipponoserica daisensis Sawada, 1937
Nipponoserica gomadana Nomura, 1976
Nipponoserica kunitachiana Nomura, 1976
Nipponoserica peregrina Chapin, 1938Picture rockskipper
Nipponoserica pubiventris Nomura, 1976
Nipponoserica setiventris Nomura, 1976
Nipponoserica similis Lewis, 1895Beetle
Octoplasia basilanensis Itoh, 1996
Octoplasia prolixa Arrow, 1906
Octoplasia pseudogigantea (Itoh, 1996)⇒ Octoplasia prolixa Arrow, 1906
Ophthalmoserica elongata (Nomura, 1959)⇒ Serica nitididorsis opacidorsis Nomura, 1972
Ophthalmoserica sawadai (Nomura, 1959)⇒ Serica takagii Sawada, 1937
Pachyserica yanoi Nomura, 1959
Paraserica gricea (Fujioka, 2001)⇒ Parmaladera grisea Motschulsky, 1866
Paraserica griesea Motschulsky, 1866
Paraserica grisea Motschulsky, 1866
Parmaladera grisea Motschulsky, 1866
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) diffinis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Pollaplonyx (Polloplonyx) flavidus Waterhouse, 1875
Polyphylla (Granida) albolineata Motschulsky, 1861
Polyphylla (Gynexophylla) laticollis Lewis, 1887
Polyphylla laticollis laticollis
Polyphylla davidis Fairmaire, 1888
Polyphylla schoenfeldti Brenske, 1890
Polyphylla taiwana Sawada, 1950
Pseudosymmachia impressifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
Serica (Serica) boops Waterhouse, 1875
Serica (Serica) brevitarsis Nomura, 1972
Serica brevitarsis brevitarsis
Serica brevitarsis rectipes Nomura, 1972
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica (Serica) echigoana Nakane & Baba, 1960
Serica (Serica) foobowana Sawada, 1937
Serica (Serica) incurvata Nomura, 1971
Serica (Serica) inexspectata Kontkanen, 1956
Serica (Serica) karafutoensis Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Serica karafutoensis honshuensis Nomura, 1972
Serica karafutoensis karafutoensis
Serica (Serica) nigrovariata Lewis, 1895
Serica (Serica) nipponica Nomura, 1959
Serica (Serica) nitididorsis Nomura, 1971
Serica nitididorsis nitididorsis
Serica nitididorsis opacidorsis Nomura, 1972
Serica (Serica) ovata Nomura, 1974
Serica (Serica) pilosa Nomura, 1971
Serica (Serica) planifrons Nomura, 1972
Serica (Serica) rosinae Pic, 1904
Serica rosinae kurosawai Nomura, 1959
Serica rosinae rosinae
Serica (Serica) tokejii Nomura, 1959
Serica (Serica) trichofemorata Nomura, 1959
Serica (Serica) yoshidai Nomura, 1959
Serica niijima Kontkanen, 1956
Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica simillima Kobayashi, 1983
Serica takagii Sawada, 1937
Sericania alternata Sawada, 1938
Sericania angulata Lewis, 1895
Sericania awana Nomura, 1976
Sericania babai (Nomura, 1976)⇒ Sericania galloisi Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Sericania chikuzensis Sawada, 1938
Sericania elongata Nomura, 1976
Sericania fulgida (Niijima & Ki..., 1927)⇒ Sericania fuscolineata fulgida Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Sericania fulgida lineata (Sawada, 1939)⇒ Sericania fuscolineata fulgida Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Sericania fuscolineata Motschulsky, 1860
Sericania fuscolineata ezoensis Nomura, 1976
Sericania fuscolineata fulgida Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Sericania fuscolineata fuscolineata
Sericania fuscolineata minuscula Nomura, 1976
Sericania fuscolineata nipponensis (Nomura, 1976)⇒ Sericania fuscolineata Motschulsky, 1860
Sericania galloisi Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Sericania hidana Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Sericania imadatei (Sawada, 1955)⇒ Sericania ohtakei Sawada, 1955
Sericania kadowakii Nakane, 1983
Sericania kirai Sawada, 1938
Sericania kobayashii Nomura, 1976
Sericania kompira Miyake & Sano, 1996
Sericania lewisi Arrow, 1913
Sericania lineata (Sawada, 1939)⇒ Sericania fuscolineata fulgida Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Sericania mara Ahrens, 2004
Sericania marginata Nomura, 1973
Sericania matusitai Sawada, 1955
Sericania mimica Lewis, 1895
Sericania mimica kompira Miyake & Sano, 1996
Sericania mimica mimica
Sericania minuscula (Nomura, 1976)⇒ Sericania fuscolineata minuscula Nomura, 1976
Sericania miyakei Nomura, 1960
Sericania ohirai Sawada, 1960
Sericania ohtakei Sawada, 1955
Sericania opaca Nomura, 1973
Sericania pacis Ahrens, 2004
Sericania quadrifoliata Lewis, 1895
Sericania sachalinensis (Matsumura, 1911)⇒ Mesoserica sachalinensis Matsumura, 1914
Sericania serripes Nomura, 1973
Sericania shikokuana Nakane, 1954
Sericania sinuata Nomura, 1959
Sericania suturalis (Nomura, 1976)⇒ Sericania marginata Nomura, 1973
Sericania tohokuensis Sawada, 1955
Sericania yamauchii Sawada, 1938
Sericania yamauchii mochizukii Kobayashi, 2014
Sericania yamauchii yamauchii
Sericania yamayai Kobayashi & ..., 2008
Sericania yanoi Kobayashi, 2014
Sophrops kawadai Nomura, 1959
Sophrops kawadai kawadai
Sophrops kawadai okinawaensis Nomura, 1977
Sophrops konishii Nomura, 1970
Sophrops konishii konishii
Sophrops konishii yonaguniensis Nomura, 1970
Sophrops takatoshii Itoh, 1989
Trematodes tenebrioides Pallas, 1871
Tricholontha papagena Nomura, 1952
Tricholontha papagena inouei Kobayashi & ..., 2013
Tricholontha papagena papagena
Trichoserica opacifrons (Nomura, 1971)⇒ Serica planifrons Nomura, 1972
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924

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

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
20
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
11
112
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Melolonthinae at artfakta.se
Melolonthinae at dyntaxa.se
Melolonthinae at gbif.org
Melolonthinae at itis.gov