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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Louisiana (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
80
1097
1885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
74
934
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
106
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
106
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
86
237
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
15
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Louisiana
15 Genera with 85 Species
Dichelonyx Harris, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets9SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18423SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1869Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1927June beetles57SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18027SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17872SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
85 Species and 6 Subspecies
Diplotaxis bidentata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis lengi Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis lengii Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824
Diplotaxis puberula LeConte, 1863
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851
Heteronyx diversiceps Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx pilosellus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Liparetrus concolor (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aemula Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) affabilis Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) apicata Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arkansana Schaeffer, 1906
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) clypeata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cribrosa LeConte, 1853
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cupuliformis (Langston, 1924)⇒ Phyllophaga micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) curialis Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) debilis LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) delata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) diffinis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga ephilida ephilida Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forbesi Glasgow, 1916
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) foxii Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga gracilis gracilis
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) incuria Sanderson, 1942
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inepta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) karlsioei Linell, 1898
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) latifrons LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longitarsa Say, 1824
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) luctuosa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) maculicollis LeConte, 1863
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens Theodor & Me..., 1964
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) perlonga Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) praetermissa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prununculina Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pudorosa Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) schaefferi Saylor, 1937
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) scitula Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) taxodii Langston, 1924
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) torta LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ulkei Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vilifrons LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
Phyllophaga obsoleta vanalleri Schaeffer, 1927
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) comes Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Serica aspera Dawson, 1922
Serica atratula monita Dawson, 1947
Serica campestris Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica contorta Dawson, 1947
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Telura vitticollis Erichson, 1842
Trichesthes crinita Burmeister, 1855
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Louisiana
TribeDichelonychini
Burmeister, 1855
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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