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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2958
7275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
2957
7274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2903
7189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2442
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
54
899
3073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
52
759
2542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
205
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
205
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
155
616
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
32
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North India
32 Genera with 149 Species
#ABCHKLMNOPSTX
Apogonia Melichar, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Asactopholis Brenske, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Asophrops Petrovitz, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Chilotrogus Reitter, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Cyphochilus Waterhouse, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Hilyotrogus Fairmaire, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 198213SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1891Monkey Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Kryzhanovskia Nikolaev & K..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Lasioserica Brenske, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 17986SpeciesTaxom
Leucophorus Brenske, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 200432SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1896Billy witch7SpeciesTaxom
Microsericaria Nikolaev, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Oxyserica Brenske, 04SpeciesTaxom
Pachyserica Brenske, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Panotrogus Reitter, 20074SpeciesTaxom
Pectinichelus Ballion, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 0Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopanotrogus4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosymmachia Dalle Torre, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Sericania7SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Tetraserica1SpeciesTaxom
Xenoserica1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North India
149 Species and 5 Subspecies
Apogonia aenescens Hope, 1831
Apogonia blanchardi Ritsema, 1898
Apogonia cribricollis Burmeister, 1855Chafer beetle
Apogonia ferruginea Fabricius, 1781
Apogonia haryanavi Mittal, 1988
Apogonia posticalis Arrow, 1921
Apogonia proxima Waterhouse, 1877
Apogonia sequens Frey, 1975
Apogonia setosa Arrow, 1921
Apogonia villosella Blanchard, 1851
Asactopholis bicolor bicolor
Asactopholis microsquamosa Frey, 1972
Asophrops punjabensis Arrow, 1948
Brahmina (Brahmina) comata Blanchard, 1851
Brahmina coriacea Hope, 1831
Brahmina cribricollis Redtenbacher, 1844
Brahmina crinicollis Burmeister, 1855
Brahmina cuprea Mittal & Pajni, 1977
Brahmina cupreus Mittal & Pajni, 1977
Brahmina dubitabilis Fairmaire, 1891
Brahmina plagiatula Brenske, 1896
Brahmina rugosicollis Frey, 1971
Brahmina simlana Moser, 1913
Chilotrogus batillarius Bates, 1891
Chilotrogus dehradunus Mittal, 1988
Chilotrogus himachali Mittal, 1988
Chilotrogus lahauli Chandra, 1991
Chilotrogus stoliczkae Sharp, 1878
Cryptotrogus indianus Blanchard, 1851
Cryptotrogus pajnii Mittal, 1979
Cyphochilus gandhii Sabatinelli, 2020
Cyphochilus niveosquamosus Blanchard, 1851
Cyphochilus septentrionalis (C. O. Waterh..., 1867)⇒ Cyphochilus candidus Olivier, 1789
Hilyotrogus holosericeus Redtenbacher, 1844
Holotrichia (Holotrichia) serrata Fabricius, 1775
Holotrichia consanguinea Blanchard, 1851White grub
Holotrichia fissa Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia freyi Mittal & Pajni, 1977
Holotrichia longipennis Blanchard, 1851
Holotrichia nagpurensis Khan & Ghai, 1982
Holotrichia nigricollis Brenske, 1892
Holotrichia occipitalis Bates, 1891
Holotrichia ochrogaster Bates, 1891
Holotrichia pulvinosa Sharp, 1878
Holotrichia reynaudi Blanchard, 1851
Holotrichia semihirta Frey, 1971
Holotrichia setosifrons Khan & Ghai, 1982
Hoplia coeruleosignata Moser, 1916
Hoplia concolor Sharp, 1878
Hoplia grisea Moser, 1912
Hoplia polita Bates, 1891
Kryzhanovskia cashmirensis Keith, 2007
Lasioserica maculata maculata
Lepidiota albistigma (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Lepidiota suspicax Dohrn, 1882
Lepidiota mansueta Burmeister, 1855
Lepidiota olivacea Burmeister, 1855
Lepidiota rugosipennis (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Lepidiota stigma Fabricius, 1798Sugarcane white grub
Leucophorus flabellatus Brenske, 1894
Maladera affinis Blanchard, 1850
Maladera bengalensis Brenske, 1898
Maladera brevistylis Ahrens, 2004
Maladera cardoni Brenske, 1896
Maladera dierli Frey, 1969
Maladera emmrichi Ahrens, 2004
Maladera ferruginea Kollar & Red..., 1849
Maladera formosae Brenske, 1898Asiatic Garden Beetle
Maladera fumosa Brenske, 1898
Maladera gardneri Ahrens, 2004
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Maladera iridescens Blanchard, 1850
Maladera kaimurensis Chandra, Ahr..., 2021
Maladera lugubris Brenske, 1896
Maladera marginella Hope, 1831
Maladera merkli Ahrens, 2004
Maladera mussooriensis Ahrens, 2004
Maladera nagporeana Brenske, 1898
Maladera nasuta Brenske, 1894
Maladera pokharae Ahrens, 2004
Maladera quinquidens Brenske, 1896
Maladera raptiensis Ahrens, 2004
Maladera rosettae Frey, 1972
Maladera rufocuprea Blanchard, 1850
Maladera schenklingi Moser, 1918
Maladera senta Brenske, 1897
Maladera setosa Brenske, 1896
Maladera severini Brenske, 1896
Maladera simlana Brenske, 1898
Maladera siwalikiana Ahrens, 2004
Maladera thomsoni Brenske, 1894
Maladera tumida Ahrens, 2004
Melolontha aeneicollis Bates, 1891
Melolontha carinata Brenske, 1896
Melolontha cuprescens Blanchard, 1871
Melolontha furcicauda Ancey, 1881
Melolontha indica Hope, 1831
Melolontha nepalensis Hope, 1831
Melolontha virescens Brenske, 1896
Microsericaria quadripunctata Brenske, 1896
Miridiba herteli Frey, 1971
Neoserica quadrilamellata Brenske, 1896
Neoserica quinqueflabellata Brenske, 1896
Neoserica rajasthanica Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Neoserica speciosa Brenske, 1898
Oxyserica interrogator Arrow, 1946
Oxyserica myagdiana Ahrens, 1998
Oxyserica pruinosa Hope, 1831
Oxyserica pygidialis pygidialis
Pachyserica albosquamosa Brenske, 1898
Pachyserica gracilis Ahrens, 2004
Pachyserica marmorata Blanchard, 1850
Panotrogus batillinus Bates, 1891
Panotrogus hirsutus Moser, 1913
Panotrogus inexpectatus Keith, 2001
Panotrogus schmidti Keith, 2007
Pectinichelus tuberculifrons Moser, 1926
Polyphylla edentula Harold, 1878
Polyphylla sikkimensis albosparsa Moser, 1919
Polyphylla sikkimensis sikkimensis
Pseudopanotrogus kuluensis Moser, 1919
Pseudopanotrogus lassallei Keith, 2010
Pseudopanotrogus pusillus Arrow, 1921
Pseudopanotrogus rosettae Frey, 1971
Pseudosymmachia kaschmirensis Moser, 1915
Schizonycha aruficollis Mittal & Pajni, 1977
Schizonycha fuscescens Blanchard, 1851
Schizonycha impressa Khan & Ghai, 1980
Schizonycha ruficollis Fabricius, 1781
Serica (Serica) almorae Ahrens, 1999
Serica (Serica) eberti Frey, 1965
Serica (Serica) guidoi Ahrens, 1999
Serica (Serica) khajiaris Mittal, 1988
Serica (Serica) kumaonensis Ahrens, 1999
Serica (Serica) olivacea Brenske, 1896
Serica (Serica) thibetana Brenske, 1897
Sericania babaulti Ahrens, 2004
Sericania costulata Moser, 1915
Sericania dubiosa Ahrens, 2004
Sericania heinzi Ahrens, 2004
Sericania kashmirensis Moser, 1919
Sericania laeticula Sharp, 1878
Sericania piattellai Ahrens, 2004
Sophrops cotesi Brenske, 1892
Sophrops defreinai Frey, 1973
Sophrops nubiliventris Bates, 1891
Sophrops problematicus Brenske, 1899
Sophrops umbilicatus Frey, 1973
Tetraserica ferrugata Blanchard, 1850
Xenoserica pindarensis Ahrens, 2000

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in North India
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
19
79
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
7
58
Genera
Species

Taxom



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