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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Northeast Tasmania (Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1185
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
1182
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1164
1450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
993
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
61
417
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
345
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
34
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
24
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Tasmania
11 Genera with 16 Species
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18425SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phyllochlaenia Blanchard, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Xylonichus Boisduval, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Tasmania
16 Species
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Heteronyx cervina Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx elongatus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx pilosellus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx praecox Erichson, 1842
Liparetrus sylvicola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Omocrates depressus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllochlaenia villosus Le Guillou, 1844
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Telura vitticollis Erichson, 1842

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Northeast Tasmania
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStethaspini
Burmeister, 1855
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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