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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
1509
6505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1262
5308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
170
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
170
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
120
770
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
18
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
18 Genera with 137 Species
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 194111SpeciesTaxom
Chariochilus Brenske, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18798SpeciesTaxom
Engertia Dalla Torre, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 192013SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 191426SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 191453SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Menigionyx Arrow, 19415SpeciesTaxom
Neoheteronyx Blackburn, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Paraheteronyx Moser, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Paramaechidius Frey, 19697SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
137 Species
Ablaberoides tenellus Fahraeus, 1857
Apogonia alkmaarensis Heller, 1914
Apogonia arta Karsch, 1882
Apogonia centralis Arrow, 1941
Apogonia duebayensis Kobayashi, 2014
Apogonia irianjayana Kobayashi, 2014
Apogonia lanata Frey, 1964
Apogonia papua Lansberge, 1880
Apogonia pseudopapua Kobayashi, 2014
Apogonia sakamakii Kobayashi, 2014
Apogonia vossi Frey, 1964
Apogonia waigeana Arrow, 1941
Chariochilus metallescens Brenske, 1898
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Dermolepida annulitarse Heller, 1914
Dermolepida cyclops Britton, 1957
Dermolepida meeki Britton, 1957
Dermolepida nigrum Nonfried, 1894
Dermolepida noxium Britton, 1957
Dermolepida papuanum Brenske, 1895
Dermolepida uniforme Fairmaire, 1879
Engertia amboinae Brenske, 1897
Engertia papuana Moser, 1913
Heteronyx apicispinosa Heller, 1914
Heteronyx brevior Fairmaire, 1883
Heteronyx castanescens Moser, 1924
Heteronyx colossus Arrow, 1915
Heteronyx excisa Heller, 1912
Heteronyx fimbriatus Moser, 1924
Heteronyx hirsutosetosus Moser, 1920
Heteronyx insularis (Fairmaire, 1883)⇒ Heteronyx tindalei Britton, 1992
Heteronyx labratus Moser, 1926
Heteronyx magnus Moser, 1924
Heteronyx maluensis Brenske, 1889
Heteronyx nigritulus Moser, 1926
Heteronyx papuanus Moser, 1920
Lepidiota astrolabensis Heller, 1914
Lepidiota bonguana Brenske, 1895
Lepidiota brunnea Moser, 1913
Lepidiota corporaali Moser, 1924
Lepidiota elongata Heller, 1914
Lepidiota heurni Moser, 1924
Lepidiota horni Moser, 1924
Lepidiota ingrata Heller, 1914
Lepidiota macrolepida Moser, 1913
Lepidiota maculata Brenske, 1900
Lepidiota milneana Moser, 1913
Lepidiota nigricollis Kirsch, 1877
Lepidiota papua Heller, 1914
Lepidiota pruinosula Heller, 1921
Lepidiota quinqueflabellata Moser, 1926
Lepidiota quinquelineata MacLeay, 1884
Lepidiota reuleauxi Brenske, 1892
Lepidiota rhizotrogoides Heller, 1914
Lepidiota robusta Moser, 1926
Lepidiota scutata Moser, 1913
Lepidiota scutellata MacLeay, 1884
Lepidiota semonis Brenske, 1900
Lepidiota squalida MacLeay, 1886
Lepidiota squamuligera Kirsch, 1877
Lepidiota stimulans Heller, 1914
Lepidiota valida Heller, 1914
Maechidius addarcis Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius aenescens Heller, 1910
Maechidius aiyura Telnov, 2020
Maechidius angusticeps Arrow, 1941
Maechidius aroae Heller, 1914
Maechidius arrowi Frey, 1969
Maechidius astrolabius Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius bombycinus Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius brocki Telnov, 2020
Maechidius ciliatus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius crypticus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius dendrolagus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius echinoides Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius esau Heller, 1914
Maechidius fraterculus Moser, 1920
Maechidius gressitti Frey, 1969
Maechidius helleri Frey, 1969
Maechidius heterosquamosus Heller, 1910
Maechidius hirtipes Arrow, 1941
Maechidius humeralis Heller, 1914
Maechidius interruptocarinatus Heller, 1914
Maechidius lineatopunctatus Frey, 1969
Maechidius lobaticeps Frey, 1969
Maechidius longipes Telnov, 2020
Maechidius luniceps Fairmaire, 1883
Maechidius macrosoma Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius mailu Telnov, 2020
Maechidius merdeka Telnov, 2020
Maechidius miklouhomaclayi Telnov, 2020
Maechidius milneanus Heller, 1914
Maechidius muticus Arrow, 1941
Maechidius owenstanleyi Telnov, 2020
Maechidius papuanus Moser, 1926
Maechidius paupianus Heller, 1910
Maechidius pauxillus (Heller, 1910)⇒ Paramaechidius pauxillus Heller, 1910
Maechidius penicilliger Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius perlatus Frey, 1969
Maechidius popei Frey, 1969
Maechidius rugicollis Moser, 1920
Maechidius seriegranosus Heller, 1914
Maechidius seriepunctatus Moser, 1920
Maechidius serigranosus Heller, 1914
Maechidius setosellus Frey, 1969
Maechidius setosus Moser, 1920
Maechidius similis Telnov, 2020
Maechidius simplex Frey, 1969
Maechidius speciosus Frey, 1969
Maechidius subcostatus Heller, 1895
Maechidius tarsalis Arrow, 1941
Maechidius telnovi Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius trivialis Telnov, 2020
Maechidius vicinus Heller, 1914
Maechidius woodlarkianus Heller, 1914
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Menigionyx byrrhoides Arrow, 1941
Menigionyx carinatus Arrow, 1941
Menigionyx flabellatus Arrow, 1941
Menigionyx pallidus Arrow, 1941
Menigionyx rectangulus Arrow, 1941
Neoheteronyx densicollis Moser, 1926
Neoheteronyx versteegi Moser, 1926
Paraheteronyx corporaali Moser, 1926
Paraheteronyx quadriflabellata Moser, 1924
Paramaechidius clypeatus Frey, 1969
Paramaechidius helleri Frey, 1969
Paramaechidius heterosquamosus Heller, 1910
Paramaechidius pauxillus Heller, 1910
Paramaechidius perlatus Frey, 1969
Paramaechidius popei Frey, 1969
Paramaechidius speciosus Frey, 1969
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Rhopaea verreauxi Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot Grub
Scitala papuana Moser, 1920
Trichesthes trichia Bates, 1888
Trochalus pallidipennis (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Ablaberoides tenellus Fahraeus, 1857

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronycini
Britton, 1957
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
2
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStethaspini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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