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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
253
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
221
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
11 Genera with 16 Species
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Periclitopa Brenske, 01SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ablaberoides crassus Fahraeus, 1857
Camenta innocua Boheman, 1857
Camenta laetula
Eriesthis hypocrita Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis semihirta Burmeister, 1844
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Outeniqua festiva Péringuey, 1885
Periclitopa pretoria
Peritrichia saga Péringuey, 1902
Schizonycha constrata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fimbriata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha manicana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha spuria Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia obscura Evans, 1989
Trochalus aeruginosa Burmeister, 1855

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Pretoria
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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