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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
278
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
278
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
248
859
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
41
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
41 Genera with 136 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPST
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 18579SpeciesTaxom
Allokotarsa Péringuey, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Alogistotarsa Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Anisochelus Burmeister, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Arraphytarsa Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Atysilla Strand, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Camentoserica Brenske, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chasme Serville, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Denticnema2SpeciesTaxom
Diaphoroserica Péringuey, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoloma Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Inanda Péringuey, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lepisia Lepeletier &..., 19182SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrichula Schein, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Microcamenta Brenske, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Microtrochalus Brenske, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Oedanomerus Waterhouse, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Omocnemus2SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 18443SpeciesTaxom
Paraclitopa Waterhouse, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Scapanoclypeus Evans, 20147SpeciesTaxom
Scaphorhina Quedenfeldt, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Scelophysa Burmeister, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 190431SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 198912SpeciesTaxom
Stenoserica Brenske, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Syngeneschiza Brenske, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Trichinopus Waterhouse, 19088SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18927SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
136 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ablaberoides crassus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides fahraei Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides flavipennis Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides laetulus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides pauper Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides rufovittatus Péringuey, 1892
Ablaberoides tardus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides tenellus Fahraeus, 1857
Allokotarsa clypeata Péringuey, 1904
Allokotarsa damarina Péringuey, 1904
Allokotarsa rotundicollis Péringuey, 1904
Alogistotarsa ovampoana Péringuey, 1904
Anisochelus hilaris Burmeister, 1844
Anisochelus neglectus Burmeister, 1844
Apogonia curtula Péringuey, 1892
Apogonia kunenensis LaCroix, 2008
Arraphytarsa damarina (Péringuey, 1904)⇒ Allokotarsa damarina Péringuey, 1904
Atysilla glabra Kolbe, 1894
Atysilla straminea Péringuey, 1904
Camentoserica livida Boheman, 1860
Chasme kochi Schein, 1959
Cyrtocamenta ovampoensis Péringuey, 1904
Cyrtocamenta rubra Brenske, 1897
Denticnema morbillosa Burmeister, 1844
Denticnema squamosa Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis guttata Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis hypocrita Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis namibensis Dombrow, 2002
Gymnoloma femorata Burmeister, 1844
Heterochelus namibensis Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus ovamboensis Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus suspectus Boheman, 1860
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Inanda gaerdesi Schein, 1956
Lepisia gaerdesi Schein, 1956
Lepisia vittata Moser, 1918
Lepitrichula setosa Burmeister, 1844
Microcamenta ovampoensis Péringuey, 1904
Microtrochalus plagiger Péringuey, 1892
Neoserica basilica Brenske, 1901
Neoserica carneola Péringuey, 1892
Neoserica obesa Péringuey, 1892
Oedanomerus bicolor Evans, 1987
Oedanomerus capriviensis Evans, 1987
Oedanomerus pilosus Frey, 1960
Oedanomerus squamosus LaCroix, 2005
Oedanomerus uhligi LaCroix, 2005
Omocnemus kochi Schein, 1958
Omocnemus mitzlaffi Dombrow, 2008
Outeniqua festiva Péringuey, 1885
Outeniqua festiva festiva
Outeniqua hobobmi Schein, 1956
Outeniqua hobohmi Schein, 1956
Pachycnema kochi Schein, 1959
Pachycnema murina Burmeister, 1844
Pachycnema pudibunda Burmeister, 1844
Paraclitopa fuscipennis Moser, 1919
Peritrichia bella Moser, 1918
Peritrichia ditissima Péringuey, 1902
Peritrichia flavoornata Moser, 1918
Scapanoclypeus aberrans Frey, 1974
Scapanoclypeus aulacocoleatus Evans, 1987
Scapanoclypeus bicoloratus Sehnal, 2017
Scapanoclypeus brunneus Evans, 1987
Scapanoclypeus carinatus Evans, 1987
Scapanoclypeus cornutus Evans, 1987
Scapanoclypeus hardap Sehnal, 2014
Scaphorhina echanticeps Evans, 1987
Scaphorhina hirsuta Péringuey, 1904
Scaphorhina hirticollis Waterhouse, 1875
Scaphorhina schoolmeestersi LaCroix, 2011
Scelophysa kochi Schein, 1956
Schizonycha abenaba Pope, 1960
Schizonycha clypealis Pope, 1960
Schizonycha damarina Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha disputabilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha exasperans (Péringuey, 1904)⇒ Schizonycha geilenkeuseri Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha feirana Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha geilenkeuseri Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha gonaquoides Pope, 1960
Schizonycha increta Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inedita Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inereta
Schizonycha infantilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inops Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha jordani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livida Klug, 1855
Schizonycha marginata Pope, 1960
Schizonycha meracula Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha minor Pope, 1960
Schizonycha neglecta Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha ovampoana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha profuga Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha puerilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha tumida Castelnau, 1840
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha windhoekensis Pope, 1960
Schizonycha zambesiana (Péringuey, 1904)⇒ Schizonycha livida Klug, 1855
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Sparrmannia acicularis Evans, 1989
Sparrmannia alopex Fabricius, 1787
Sparrmannia bechuana Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia boschimana Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia flava Arrow, 1917
Sparrmannia gonaqua Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia namibia Evans, 1989
Sparrmannia peringueyi Evans, 1989
Sparrmannia similis Arrow, 1917
Sparrmannia transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia tridactyla Evans, 1989
Sparrmannia ursina Evans, 1989
Stenoserica deceptor Péringuey, 1892
Stenoserica freudei Frey, 1970
Syngeneschiza omrramba Péringuey, 1904
Trichinopus chuni Brenske, 1903
Trichinopus flavipennis Waterhouse, 1874
Trichinopus picipennis Arrow, 1936
Trichinopus polygonus Frey, 1966
Trichinopus puncticollis Frey, 1963
Trichinopus rufescens Arrow, 1936
Trichinopus titania Péringuey, 1904
Trichinopus villosulus Péringuey, 1908
Triodontella modesta Péringuey, 1892
Trochalus alternans Frey, 1960
Trochalus badius Boheman, 1860
Trochalus byrrhinus Fahraeus, 1857
Trochalus damarus Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus inops Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus insignis Moser, 1918
Trochalus modestus Péringuey, 1892

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Namibia
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
4
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
5
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
9
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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