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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
192
1888
6942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
1888
6942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
177
1816
6689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
1683
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
36
758
2871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
33
657
2410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
87
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
87
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
59
277
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua Province
5 Genera with 28 Species
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19262SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 202020SpeciesTaxom
Neoheteronyx Blackburn, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Paraheteronyx Moser, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Province
28 Species
Heteronyx labratus Moser, 1926
Heteronyx nigritulus Moser, 1926
Lepidiota quinqueflabellata Moser, 1926
Lepidiota robusta Moser, 1926
Maechidius alesbezdeki Telnov, 2020
Maechidius angusticeps Arrow, 1941
Maechidius bintang Telnov, 2020
Maechidius caperatus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius dani Telnov, 2020
Maechidius hamatus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius interruptocarinulatus Heller, 1914
Maechidius jobiensis Moser, 1920
Maechidius kazantsevi Telnov, 2020
Maechidius lapsus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius muticus Arrow, 1941
Maechidius nepenthephilus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius papuanus Moser, 1926
Maechidius paupianus Heller, 1910
Maechidius perlatus Frey, 1969
Maechidius riedeli Telnov, 2020
Maechidius rugicollis Moser, 1920
Maechidius simplex Frey, 1969
Maechidius sougb Telnov, 2020
Maechidius weigeli Telnov, 2020
Neoheteronyx densicollis Moser, 1926
Neoheteronyx versteegi Moser, 1926
Paraheteronyx corporaali Moser, 1926
Paraheteronyx quadriflabellata Moser, 1924

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Papua Province
TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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