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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Rhode Island (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1803
3104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1800
3100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1745
2967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1458
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
439
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
382
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
47
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
47
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
37
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rhode Island
8 Genera with 16 Species
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1869Monkey Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1876Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1851June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1830Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhode Island
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Diplotaxis atlantis Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851
Hoplia (Hoplia) modesta Haldemann, 1843
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Macrodactylus uniformis Horn, 1876Western Rose Chafer
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) glaberrima Blanchard, 1851
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) variolosa Hentz, 1830Variegated June Beetle
Serica blatchleyi Dawson, 1932Rippled blenny
Serica georgiana lecontei Dawson, 1921
Serica iricolor Say, 1824
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

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

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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