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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
280
1184
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
278
1182
1559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
272
1172
1548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
985
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
66
443
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
398
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
29
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
29
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
22
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Tasmania
9 Genera with 20 Species
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18171SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18428SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Phyllochlaenia Blanchard, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tasmania
20 Species
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Colpochila obesa Boisduval, 1835
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Heteronyx cervina Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx elongatus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx fumata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx pilosellus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx planiceps Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx praecox Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Liparetrus concolor (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Phyllochlaenia rufescens Blanchard, 1846
Phyllochlaenia villosus Le Guillou, 1844
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Telura vitticollis Erichson, 1842

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Southeast Tasmania
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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