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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4580
7746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
60
1519
2009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
1371
1806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
165
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
165
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
131
354
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
14
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
14 Genera with 41 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Aulacoserica Brenske, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Barybas Burmeister, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenobia Blanchard, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1887Wall-Rockets4SpeciesTaxom
Eulepida Kolbe, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1887Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1935June beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotrochalus Quedenfeldt, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ramilia Kolbe, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
41 Species
Apogonia cupreicollis Blanchard, 1851
Aulacoserica uelensis Burgeon, 1943
Barybas idiota Bates, 1887
Chlaenobia halffteriana Morón, 1992
Chlaenobia nahui Morón & Solis, 1994
Diplotaxis denigrata Bates, 1889
Diplotaxis macrotarsus Vaurie, 1960
Diplotaxis mistura Vaurie, 1960
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Eulepida flavovestita Moser, 1913
Isonychus chiriquinus Bates, 1887
Isonychus hirsutus Bates, 1887
Isonychus pictus Sharp, 1877
Isonychus vicinus Moser, 1918
Macrodactylus suavis Bates, 1887
Macrodactylus sylphis Bates, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) setifera Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga aequata Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga changuena Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga cometes Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga coronadis Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga costaricensis Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga elenans Saylor, 1938
Phyllophaga gigantea
Phyllophaga guapiles Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga hemilissa Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga hondurasana Moser, 1921
Phyllophaga kohlmanniana Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga nevermanni Saylor, 1935
Phyllophaga orosina Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga picadoana Moron & Solis, 2000
Phyllophaga prolixa Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga reventazona Saylor, 1936
Phyllophaga solisiana Morón, 2003
Phyllophaga tegenara Saylor, 1935
Pseudotrochalus liberianus Moser, 1917
Ramilia ghanaensis Decelle, 1968
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Trichesthes calculisternis Saylor, 1942
Trichesthes rugipennis Schaufuss, 1858

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Liberia
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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