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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region South Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
452
3912
7889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
451
3909
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3807
7668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
3148
6413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
1032
1877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
80
905
1559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
127
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
127
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
97
287
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
11
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Carolina
11 Genera with 92 Species
Dichelonyx Harris, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1851Wall-Rockets7SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1869Monkey Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1775Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1856June beetles61SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1767Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18179SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17872SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
92 Species and 5 Subspecies
Dichelonyx albicollis Burmeister, 1855Lamellicorn Beetle
Dichelonyx diluta Fall, 1901
Dichelonyx elongata Fabricius, 1792
Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Dichelonyx linearis Gyllenhal, 1817
Dichelonyx subvittata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis bidentata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis liberta Germar, 1824
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis subcostata Blanchard, 1851
Hoplia (Hoplia) gilleti Hardy, 1977
Hoplia (Hoplia) modesta Haldemann, 1843
Hoplia (Hoplia) mucorea (Germar, 1824)⇒ Hoplia gilleti Hardy, 1977
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Maladera (Cephaloserica) castanea Arrow, 1913Asian garden beetle
Maladera formosae Brenske, 1898Asiatic Garden Beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aemula Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) affabilis Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arkansana Schaeffer, 1906
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) barda Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) clemens Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) clypeata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) corrosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cupuliformis (Langston, 1924)⇒ Phyllophaga micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) debilis LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) diffinis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) dispar Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga ephilida ephilida Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) floridana Robinson, 1938
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) foxii Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) glaberrima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga gracilis gracilis
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga hirticula hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) impar Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inepta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) knochii Schönherr an..., 1817
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) latifrons LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longispina Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) lota Luginbill, 1928Floating blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) luctuosa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) maculicollis LeConte, 1863
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marginalis LeConte, 1856Sand stargazer
Phyllophaga marginalis marginalis LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mariana Fall, 1929
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens Theodor & Me..., 1964
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) paternoi Glasgow, 1925Rockskipper
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) postrema Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prununculina Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pseudofloridana Woodruff and..., 1989
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) soror Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) subpruinosa Casey, 1884
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ulkei Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) uniformis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vilifrons LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) yemasseei Cartwright, 1944Sand stargazer
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) georgiana Horn, 1885
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) omani Sanderson, 1937
Phyllophaga knochi Gyllenhall, 1817
Phyllophaga rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga villifrons LeConte, 1856
Plectris aliena Chapin, 1934Scarab beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) comes Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) occidentalis Linnaeus, 1767
Serica aspera Dawson, 1922
Serica carolina Dawson, 1920Pallid rockskipper
Serica delicata Dawson, 1922
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922
Serica opposita Dawson, 1921
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica trociformis (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Serica blatchleyi Dawson, 1932
Serica vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817
Trichesthes apicata Reinhard, 1939
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in South Carolina
TribeDichelonychini
Burmeister, 1855
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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