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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
352
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
352
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
321
1340
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
42
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
42 Genera with 98 Species
#ABCDEHKLMNOPRST
Aegostheta Dejean, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Aglaphyra Brenske, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Asthenopholis Brenske, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Atysilla Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1902Garden beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Brachylepis Kolbe, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloncheres Brenske, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Cochliotis Kolbe, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cochliotodes Burgeon, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Coelogenia Moser, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Dechambrophylla2SpeciesTaxom
Diaclaspus Brenske, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dichecephala Brenske, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Empecamenta Brenske, 19465SpeciesTaxom
Engistanoxia2SpeciesTaxom
Entyposis Kolbe, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Eulepida Kolbe, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Eurypeza1SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1925Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Kenyatopadema1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidomela Kolbe, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Metapogonia LaCroix, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Oncochirus1SpeciesTaxom
Oocamenta Péringuey, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Pentecamenta Brenske, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Periproctoides1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pleophylla Erichson, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Proteroschiza Brenske, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotrochalus Quedenfeldt, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchapogonia1SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 191420SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Synclitopa Kolbe, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
98 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aegostheta sjoestedti Moser, 1922
Aglaphyra babaulti Burgeon, 1946
Aglaphyra setosa Brenske, 1896
Apogonia (Rhyncogonia) acuminata Arrow, 1902
Apogonia fuscescens Moser, 1917
Apogonia impressipyga Frey, 1962
Apogonia kilimana Kolbe, 1899
Apogonia nigrochalcea Kolbe, 1899
Asthenopholis crassa Arrow, 1902
Asthenopholis ugandensis Moser, 1913
Atysilla tarsalis Moser, 1917
Autoserica consimilis Linell, 1895
Autoserica mombassana Brenske, 1902
Brachylepis elephas Gerstaecker, 1867
Camenta bicolor Raffray, 1877
Camenta ertli Moser, 1919
Camenta puerilis Gerstaecker, 1884
Camenta rufoflava Moser, 1914
Cephaloncheres affinis Moser, 1919
Cephaloncheres lizleri LaCroix, 2001
Cephaloncheres ugogensis Brenske, 1898
Cephaloncheres ugogoensis Brenske, 1898
Cephaloncheres werneri LaCroix, 2001
Cochliotis melolonthoides Kolbe, 1894Sugarcane white grub
Cochliotodes babaulti Burgeon, 1946
Coelogenia flavida Moser, 1913
Cyrtocamenta pygidialis Frey, 1968
Cyrtocamenta similis Frey, 1968
Dechambrophylla longiclava LaCroix, 1999
Dechambrophylla werneri LaCroix, 2001
Diaclaspus crinitus Arrow, 1902
Dichecephala bilaminifrons Ancey, 1883
Dichecephala heteropyga Moser, 1917
Empecamenta hirtella Moser, 1914
Empecamenta jeanneli Burgeon, 1946
Empecamenta kinangopina Burgeon, 1946
Empecamenta nairobiensis Moser, 1922
Empecamenta ophthalmica Burgeon, 1946
Engistanoxia dessertineae LaCroix, 2002
Engistanoxia sagala Sehnal, 2014
Entyposis impressa Kolbe, 1894
Entyposis mendax Péringuey, 1904
Entyposis squamulata Lacroix & Mo..., 2012
Eulepida kenyensis LaCroix, 2010
Eulepida sinuatifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Eurypeza aurora Sehnal, 2017
Heterochelus centralis Schein, 1959
Hoplia coffeae Arrow, 1925
Kenyatopadema reyi LaCroix, 2009
Lepidomela africana Brenske, 1892
Metapogonia elgonensis Burgeon, 1945
Metapogonia mediocris Kolbe, 1891
Metapogonia platypyge Kolbe, 1899
Neoserica ikuthana Brenske, 1901
Neoserica lamuensis Brenske, 1901
Neoserica nitidirostris Linell, 1895
Neoserica setipennis Moser, 1924
Oncochirus fulvescens Kolbe, 1891
Pegylis conspurcata Gerstaecker, 1867
Pegylis gestroi Brenske, 1895
Pegylis hauseri Brenske, 1898
Pegylis kenyensis Decelle, 1968
Pegylis lineata LaCroix, 2008
Pegylis rufolineata Kolbe, 1894
Pegylis rufomaculata Linell, 1896
Pegylis vestita Brenske, 1895
Pentecamenta alluaudi Burgeon, 1946
Periproctoides lukeniensis LaCroix, 2006
Phyllophaga euryaspis Bates, 1888
Pleophylla taitaensis Ahrens, Beck..., 2017
Proteroschiza wituensis Brenske, 1897
Pseudotrochalus fallaciosus Gerstaecker, 1884
Rhynchapogonia acuminata Arrow, 1902
Schizonycha angustata Kolbe, 1895
Schizonycha angustata angustata
Schizonycha bottegoi Brenske, 1895
Schizonycha crenulata Moser, 1924
Schizonycha gerstaeckeri Kolbe, 1895
Schizonycha grossa Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha hamata Kolbe, 1891
Schizonycha insulicola Von Dalle Torre, 1912
Schizonycha keniana Moser, 1914
Schizonycha keniensis Moser, 1919
Schizonycha longitarsis Linell, 1895
Schizonycha major Kolbe, 1895
Schizonycha microphylla Moser, 1917
Schizonycha nairobensis Moser, 1914
Schizonycha nairobiensis Moser, 1914
Schizonycha propinqua Kolbe, 1891
Schizonycha rorida Gerstaecker, 1867
Schizonycha spiniventris Moser, 1914
Schizonycha tangana Moser, 1917
Schizonycha verrucosa Moser, 1914
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Synclitopa simulatrix Kolbe, 1898
Triodontella ikuthana Brenske, 1901
Triodontella signaticollis Moser, 1924
Trochalus infranitens Fairmaire, 1887
Trochalus subrotundus Linell, 1895

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
11
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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