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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
404
3626
6828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3550
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2836
5497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
966
1663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
841
1424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
106
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
106
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
76
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
8 Genera with 19 Species
Allophyllus Fauvel, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets5SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 2018Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Polyphyllum Blanchard, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19193SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
19 Species
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Diplotaxis denigrata Bates, 1889
Diplotaxis misella Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis planidens Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota impressifrons Moser, 1913
Lepidiota microlepida Moser, 1913
Lepidiota pentaphylla Moser, 1913
Lepidiota rugifrons Moser, 1913
Lepidiota salomona Moser, 1913
Lepidiota serraticollis Moser, 1913
Macrodactylus solisi Arce-Pérez &..., 2018
Polyphyllum rubrescens Blanchard, 1851
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Xenotrogus bisquamulata Moser, 1919
Xenotrogus salomoensis Moser, 1919
Xenotrogus solomonensis Moser, 1919

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
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