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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Southeast Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
391
3271
5270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
3271
5270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
3219
5151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
2582
4140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
719
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
633
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
100
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
100
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
83
254
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
5
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Mexico
5 Genera with 35 Species
Chlaenobia Blanchard, 05SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1960Wall-Rockets10SpeciesTaxom
Howdenocarus Hardy, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles20SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 18892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Mexico
35 Species and 5 Subspecies
Chlaenobia latipes Bates, 1888
Chlaenobia tumulosa Bates, 1888
Chlaenobia vexata Horn, 1885
Chlaenobia vexata unituberculata Bates, 1889
Chlaenobia vexata vexata
Diplotaxis carinifrons Bates, 1889
Diplotaxis denigrata Bates, 1889
Diplotaxis hirsuta Vaurie, 1958Clouded rainbowfish
Diplotaxis maya Vaurie, 1958
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis puncticollis Moser, 1918
Diplotaxis rita Vaurie, 1958
Diplotaxis simplex Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis trapezifera Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis yucateca Vaurie, 1960
Howdenocarus mexicanus Hardy, 1978
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) temaxa Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) canipolea Saylor, 1948
Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) pruinosa Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga caanchaki Morón, 1998
Phyllophaga cometes Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga densata Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga densata densata
Phyllophaga gaumeri Bates, 1889
Phyllophaga hondura Saylor, 1943May beetle
Phyllophaga otomiteca Moron Rios &..., 1999
Phyllophaga pallidicornis Moser, 1921
Phyllophaga parvisetis Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga peninsulana Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga pseudoaequata Moron Rios &..., 1999
Phyllophaga pseudocarus Morón, 1999
Phyllophaga queretana Moron Rios &..., 1999
Phyllophaga rorulenta rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga sturmi Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga tenuipilis Bates, 1888
Trichesthes testaceipennis Blanchard, 1851
Trichesthes yucateca Bates, 1889

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Southeast Mexico
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
19
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
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