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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
398
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
336
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
31
125
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
104
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
1
24
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
1
24
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
24
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Olifants River
8 Genera with 11 Species
Bizanus Péringuey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Denticnema1SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Lepithrix Nietner, 17784SpeciesTaxom
Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Platychelus Burmeister, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Olifants River
11 Species
Bizanus caliginosus Péringuey, 1902
Denticnema striatula Schein, 1959
Hoplocnemis andreaei Schein, 1959
Lepithrix fulvipes Thunberg, 1818
Lepithrix longitarsis Schein, 1959
Lepithrix modesta
Lepithrix stigma DeGeer, 1778
Pachycnema crassipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hoplocnemis spectabilis Péringuey, 1902
Peritrichia rigida Schein, 1959
Peritrichia vansoni Schein, 1959
Platychelus anomalus Burmeister, 1844

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Olifants River
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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