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Checklist of Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
for Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
415
4034
8898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4027
8894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
399
3958
8764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3036
7110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1146
3165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
77
932
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
126
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
126
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
103
455
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
30
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Territory
30 Genera with 184 Species
#
A
C
D
E
G
H
L
M
N
P
S
X
Z

Allothnonius Britton, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Aneucomides Blackburn, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Cheilo Britton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chilodiplus Sharp, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 198629SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epholcis Waterhouse, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 19178SpeciesTaxom
Harpechys Britton, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 191041SpeciesTaxom
Holorhopaea Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 197821SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 198044SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 195715SpeciesTaxom
Microrhopaea Lea, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Neoheteronyx Blackburn, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Neophyllotocus Blackburn, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Neso Blackburn, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Pararhopaea Blackburn, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Parasciton Britton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1850June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pseudholophylla2SpeciesTaxom
Sarothromerus1SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18024SpeciesTaxom
Sphyrocallus Sharp, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Zietzia Blackburn, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
184 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allothnonius mouldsi Allsopp & Smith, 2022
Aneucomides coloratus Blackburn, 1898
Apogonia destructor Bos, 1890Javan sugarcane beetle
Cheilo liparetroides Britton, 1990
Chilodiplus galiwinku Allsopp, 1993
Colpochila affinis Britton, 1986
Colpochila aquila Britton, 1986
Colpochila bidentipes Lea, 1926
Colpochila chinnicki Britton, 1986
Colpochila deceptor Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila gibbosicollis Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila goerlingi Britton, 1986
Colpochila gouldi Hope, 1842
Colpochila griffithi Blackburn, 1907
Colpochila iota Britton, 1986
Colpochila latebricola Blackburn, 1906
Colpochila longipalpis Lea, 1926
Colpochila lutea Britton, 1986
Colpochila minor Britton, 1986
Colpochila nitidicollis Nonfried, 1891
Colpochila palpalis Blackburn, 1895
Colpochila paula Britton, 1986
Colpochila polita Britton, 1986
Colpochila rubida Britton, 1986
Colpochila rubiginosa Britton, 1986
Colpochila rufocastanea Lea, 1930
Colpochila scutalis Blanchard, 1850
Colpochila secreta Britton, 1986
Colpochila setosa Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila solida Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila spadix Blackburn, 1906
Colpochila tindalei Lea, 1926
Colpochila vanga Britton, 1986
Dichelonyx backii backii
Epholcis uniformis Britton, 1957
Gnaphalopoda ascia Britton, 1987
Gnaphalopoda frons Britton, 1987
Gnaphalopoda lirella Britton, 1987
Gnaphalopoda lugubris Blackburn, 1892
Gnaphalopoda proxima Britton, 1987
Gnaphalopoda tridentata Lea, 1917
Gnaphalopoda unidentata Lea, 1917
Harpechys chilo Britton, 1957
Heteronyx acutifrons Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx advena Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx badius MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx borealis Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx bovilli Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx callabonnae Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx capillatus MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx castaneus (Blanchard, 1846)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx concolor MacLeay, 1871
Heteronyx corpulentus MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx frontalis Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx horridus Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx inornatus Blackburn, 1900
Heteronyx irrasus Lea, 1926
Heteronyx lateritius Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx lividus (Blackburn, 1889)⇒ Neoheteronyx harpalinus Lea, 1924
Heteronyx luteolus Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx merus Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx mimus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx minimus Lea, 1926
Heteronyx nasutus Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx pallidulus MacLeay, 1871
Heteronyx parvulus MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx pauxillus Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx pellucida Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx pellucidus Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx piceoniger MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx pilosus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx placidus Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx randalli Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx rufopiceus MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx rusticus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx solidus Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx squalidus Blackburn, 1908
Heteronyx subglaber MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx tarsalis Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx tindalei Britton, 1992
Heteronyx transversicollis MacLeay, 1888
Heteronyx tridentatus Lea, 1924
Heteronyx viduus Blackburn, 1910
Holorhopaea sagata Britton, 1978
Lepidiota aenigma Britton, 1978
Lepidiota amitina Britton, 1978
Lepidiota arnhemensis Britton, 1978
Lepidiota bidentata Allsopp, 1989
Lepidiota cabala Britton, 1978
Lepidiota centralis Britton, 1978
Lepidiota condita Britton, 1978
Lepidiota degener Blackburn, 1888
Lepidiota delicatula Blackburn, 1888
Lepidiota flavipennis Lea, 1926
Lepidiota hilli Britton, 1978
Lepidiota lepidosterna Lea, 1926
Lepidiota noxia Britton, 1985Canegrub
Lepidiota oryx Britton, 1959
Lepidiota perkinsi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota rufa Blackburn, 1888
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Lepidiota sticta Britton, 1978
Lepidiota uptoni Britton, 1978
Lepidiota weiri Britton, 1978
Liparetrus abnormalis MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus ascius Britton, 1980
Liparetrus atomus Britton, 1959
Liparetrus atriceps MacLeay, 1864
Liparetrus aulax Britton, 1980
Liparetrus bimaculatus Lea, 1917
Liparetrus cantrelli Britton, 1980
Liparetrus carpentariae Britton, 1980
Liparetrus castaneus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus cinnameus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus convexus Boisduval, 1835
Liparetrus distinctus Blackburn, 1895
Liparetrus flavopictus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus furfurosus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus gilvus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus hilli Britton, 1980
Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus luridus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus luteus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus medius Britton, 1980
Liparetrus melallus Britton, 1959
Liparetrus micros Britton, 1980
Liparetrus mimus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus minimus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus minor Blackburn, 1905
Liparetrus minusculus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus monticola Fabricius, 1775
Liparetrus nigricollis Hope, 1842
Liparetrus pallidulus MacLeay, 1888
Liparetrus palmerstoni Blackburn, 1888
Liparetrus pandus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus posticalis Blackburn, 1888
Liparetrus rufipennis MacLeay, 1864
Liparetrus semiatriceps Lea, 1917
Liparetrus simillimus MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus simulator Lea, 1926
Liparetrus subsquamosus MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus sylvicola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus tanami Britton, 1980
Liparetrus tristis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus unidentatus Lea, 1917
Liparetrus vastus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus vestjensi Britton, 1980
Maechidius caviceps Blackburn, 1888
Maechidius cavus Britton, 1957
Maechidius fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Maechidius froggati MacLeay, 1888
Maechidius froggatti MacLeay, 1888
Maechidius insularis Lea, 1917
Maechidius konandus Britton, 1957
Maechidius kurantus Britton, 1957
Maechidius lateripennis Lea, 1917
Maechidius mellianus Westwood, 1842
Maechidius mellyanus Westwood, 1842
Maechidius ordensis Blackburn, 1898
Maechidius rufus Westwood, 1841
Maechidius uniformis Britton, 1957
Microrhopaea flavipennis Lea, 1920
Neoheteronyx harpalinus Lea, 1924
Neoheteronyx lividus Blackburn, 1892
Neoheteronyx unidentatus Lea, 1924
Neophyllotocus legnotus Britton, 1957
Neso minuta Lea, 1926
Pararhopaea callabonnensis Blackburn, 1894
Parasciton inermis Britton, 1990
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllotocus occidentalis Blackburn, 1888
Plectris scutalis Blanchard, 1850
Pseudholophylla furfuracea Burmeister, 1855
Pseudholophylla hurai Hutchinson &..., 2021
Sarothromerus aranda Allsopp, 1989
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Serica curvata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Sphyrocallus lloydi Allsopp, 1989
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924
Zietzia geologa Blackburn, 1894

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Northern Territory
TribeDichelonychini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
6
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
1
7
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSystellopini
Sharp, 1877
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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