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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Somerset (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
383
2600
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
2597
4664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
362
2559
4609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2262
4221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
621
1048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
528
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
80
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
80
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
68
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somerset
19 Genera with 36 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 18446SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1880Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lepithrix Nietner, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Phobetus LeConte, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Platychelus Burmeister, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1914Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset
36 Species
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Diaplochelus longipes Fabricius, 1787
Dichelus acanthopus Burmeister, 1844
Dichelus dentipes Fabricius, 1781
Dichelus expansus Péringuey, 1902
Dichelus holosericeus Burmeister, 1844
Dichelus luctuosus Péringuey, 1902
Dichelus villosus Burmeister, 1844
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis texana LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Heterochelus viridicollis Blanchard, 1850
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia (Hoplia) dispar LeConte, 1880
Hoplocnemis auriventris Burmeister, 1844
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepithrix ornatella Péringuey, 1902
Lepithrix stigma DeGeer, 1778
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Peritrichia abdominalis Burmeister, 1844
Peritrichia nigrita Blanchard, 1850
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sequoiana Saylor, 1936Olive blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sodalis Reinhard, 1940Striated sabretooth blenny
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Platychelus hoploides Burmeister, 1844
Platychelus pyropygus Burmeister, 1844
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) nigra Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) sobrina Casey, 1914
Schizonycha capensis Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha fartula Péringuey, 1904
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica falcata Dawson, 1933
Serica serotina LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

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

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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