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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1126
2067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1123
2063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1110
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
760
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
28
335
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
268
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
86
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
86
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
76
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Libya
7 Genera with 14 Species
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonoxia Reitter, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Geotrogus Guérin, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Paratriodonta Baraud, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoapterogyna Martinez de ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
14 Species
Cryptotrogus kircheri Balthasar, 1930
Cyphonoxia kircheri Balthasar, 1930
Geotrogus capito Fairmaire, 1882
Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Pachydema doriae Fairmaire, 1875
Pachydema grandipalpis Reitter, 1902
Pachydema hirticollis Fabricius, 1787
Pachydema obscurata Fairmaire, 1883
Pachydema peyerimhoffi Baraud, 1979
Pachydema zohra Normand, 1951
Paratriodonta olivieri Blanchard, 1850
Paratriodonta tripolitana Brenske, 1889
Pseudoapterogyna vorax (Marseul, 1878)⇒ Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Libya
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
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