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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1517
3212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1377
2875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
193
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
193
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
151
545
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
17
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
17 Genera with 56 Species
Anahi Martínez, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Anoplosiagum Blanchard, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Apterodemidea Gutierrez Al..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Astaena Erichson, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotoma Blanchard, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Bryantella Britton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dicrania Lepeletier &..., 18293SpeciesTaxom
Lichniops Gutierrez Al..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 185110SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1921Rose Chafers4SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1921June beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 196717SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliogenys Moser, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Raysymmela Saylor, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Symmela Erichson, 19213SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
56 Species
Anahi guaraniticus Martínez, 1958
Anoplosiagum macrophyllum Moser, 1921
Apterodemidea paraguayensis Arrow, 1903
Astaena conformis Blanchard, 1850
Astaena cujabana Moser, 1918
Astaena cuyabana Moser, 1918
Astaena tenellula Moser, 1918
Blepharotoma heynei Moser, 1919
Bryantella smaragdaJumping spiders
Ceraspis squamulata Moser, 1924
Dicrania flavipennis Kraatz, 1896
Dicrania fraudulenta Frey, 1972
Dicrania nigriceps Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Lichniops barberoi Gutierrex Al..., 1946
Liogenys bidenticeps Moser, 1919
Liogenys elegans Nonfried, 1891
Liogenys fusca Blanchard, 1851
Liogenys latitarsis Moser, 1918
Liogenys nigrofusca Moser, 1918
Liogenys opthalmica Frey, 1973
Liogenys pallens Blanchard, 1851
Liogenys rufocastanea Moser, 1918
Liogenys rufoflava Moser, 1918
Liogenys suturalis Blanchard, 1851
Macrodactylus fulvipes Moser, 1918
Macrodactylus obscuritarsis Moser, 1926
Macrodactylus pallens Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus paraguayensis Moser, 1921
Phyllophaga boliviensis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga paraguayana Moser, 1921
Phyllophaga paraguayensis Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga propinqua Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga trichoderma Moser, 1921
Plectris (Plectris) tomentosa Lepeletier &..., 1825
Plectris aliena Chapin, 1934Scarab beetle
Plectris comata Blanchard, 1850
Plectris corrientensis Moser, 1919
Plectris corvicoana Moser, 1919
Plectris decipiens Burmeister, 1855
Plectris guayrana Frey, 1967
Plectris kriegi Frey, 1973
Plectris laeviscutata Moser, 1918
Plectris lindneri Frey, 1967
Plectris maculicollis Arrow, 1925
Plectris nigrita Moser, 1918
Plectris paraguayensis Moser, 1924
Plectris schoolmeestersi Smith, 2015
Plectris setiventris Moser, 1918
Plectris tacoma Smith, 2008
Plectris tenuevestita Frey, 1967
Pseudoliogenys bidentula Fairmaire, 1892
Raysymmela curtula Erichson, 1835
Raysymmela seticollis Moser, 1921
Symmela corumbana Moser, 1921
Symmela paschoali Pacheco, Wip..., 2022
Symmela seticollis Moser, 1921

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Paraguay
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
6
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericoidini
Erichson, 1847
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