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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Paleogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
634
4230
9101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
4225
9075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
4092
8841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
3170
7222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
111
1198
2377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
100
1096
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
51
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
51
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
34
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paleogene
8 Genera with 14 Species
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1912Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1914Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1912Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1847Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Miolachnosterna Wickham, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1916June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paleogene
14 Species
Diplotaxis aurora H. F. Wickham, 1913
Diplotaxis simplicipes H. F. Wickham, 1912
Hoplia striatipennis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Macrodactylus pluto H. F. Wickham, 1912
Macrodactylus propheticus H. F. Wickham, 1912
Maladera spinitibialis G. Statz, 1952
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha greithiana O. Heer, 1847
Miolachnosterna tristoides Wickham, 1914
Phyllophaga avus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Phyllophaga disrupta T. D. A. Coc..., 1927
Phyllophaga extincta H. F. Wickham, 1916
Serica antediluviana H. F. Wickham, 1912
Serica cockerelli H. F. Wickham, 1914

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Paleogene
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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