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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
831
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
729
1797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
279
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
279
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
267
839
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
16
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
16 Genera with 26 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogonia Melichar, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Coniopholis Erichson, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Eulepida Kolbe, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Hecistopsilus Kolbe, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Malawinophylla1SpeciesTaxom
Neoclitopa1SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stenopegylis Arrow, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Stenoserica Brenske, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
26 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apogonia marshalli (Arrow, 1902)⇒ Ceratogonia bicornuta Kolbe, 1899
Ceratogonia bicornuta Kolbe, 1899
Coniopholis fraterna Kolbe, 1894
Coniopholis nyassica Kolbe, 1894
Eulepida mamboiae Brenske, 1896
Eulepida montana Kolbe, 1894
Eulepida nitidicollis Kolbe, 1894
Hecistopsilus sinuatus Kolbe, 1894
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Malawinophylla murphyi LaCroix, 2013
Neoclitopa murphyi Lacroix & Mo..., 2019
Neoserica fecunda Brenske, 1901
Neoserica fraterna Brenske, 1901
Neoserica nyassica Brenske, 1901
Pegylis murphyi LaCroix, 2013
Pegylis salernei LaCroix, 2008
Pegylis salernei malawinensis LaCroix, 2013
Schizonycha fusca Kolbe, 1895
Schizonycha matabelema Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha matabelena Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha nyassica Kolbe, 1895
Schizonycha profuga Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia discrepans Péringuey, 1904
Stenopegylis cylindrica Arrow, 1943
Stenoserica falsa Brenske, 1901
Triodontella nyassana Brenske, 1901
Triodontella nyssana Brenske, 1901

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Malawi
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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