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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Mfongosi (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
235
1230
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
235
1230
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
218
1200
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
166
1039
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
294
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
39
255
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
41
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
41
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
39
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mfongosi
5 Genera with 6 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrichula Schein, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mfongosi
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis guttata Burmeister, 1844
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Lepitrichula setosa Burmeister, 1844
Schizonycha affinis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Mfongosi
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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