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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
679
9809
32121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
675
9790
32064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
642
9663
31803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
416
7897
27351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2951
11883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
105
2579
9709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
260
933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
260
933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
213
795
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
40
221
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
40 Genera with 221 Species
#ABCDEFHIMOPRSTX
Amadotrogus Amadotrogus, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Amaladera Reitter, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1823European Chafers29SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Apotriodonta Baraud, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Barybas Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceramida Baraud, 190213SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Chasmatopterus Latreille, 192516SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenobia Blanchard, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonotus Bell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1889Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Elaphocera Géné, 190227SpeciesTaxom
Europtron Marseul, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Euserica Rietter, 19758SpeciesTaxom
Firminus1SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Homaloplia Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1849Monkey Beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Hymenochelus Reitter, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hymenoplia Eschscholtz, 180319SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrichia LeConte, 1862
Hypotrichs0SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1887Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1803Billy witch9SpeciesTaxom
Monotropus Erichson, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Ootoma Blanchard, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 192714SpeciesTaxom
Paratriodonta Baraud, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1871Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotrochalus Quedenfeldt, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 195528SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 19786SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
221 Species and 23 Subspecies
Amadotrogus patruelis Reiche, 1862
Amadotrogus vicinus Mulsant, 1842
Amaladera cobosi Baraud, 1964
Amaladera espagnoli Baraud, 1964
Amaladera longipennis Verdu & Mico..., 1997
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) assimile Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon atrum atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon atrum nomadicum Reiche, 1862
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) pini Olivier, 1789
Amphimallon pini diluticolle Baraud & Tauzin, 1987
Amphimallon pini pini
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Amphimallon cantabricum Heyden, 1870
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon fissiceps Fairmaire, 1860
Amphimallon ilustre López Colón ..., 2022
Amphimallon lusitanicum Gyllenhal, 1817
Amphimallon menori Baguena, 1955
Amphimallon naceyroi Mulsant, 1859
Amphimallon nigrum Waltl, 1835
Amphimallon nigrum ebeninum Baraud, 1975
Amphimallon nigrum nigrum
Amphimallon pygiale Mulsant, 1846
Amphimallon roris Baraud, 1981
Amphimallon sainzi Graells, 1852
Amphimallon seidlitzi Brenske, 1891
Amphimallon variolatus Fairmaire, 1880
Amphimallon vivesi Baraud, 1967
Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Anoxia scutellaris scutellaris Mulsant, 1842
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) australis Gyllenhal, 1817
Anoxia matutinalis sardoa Motschulsky, 1861
Anoxia emarginata Coquerel, 1860
Anoxia rattoi Escalera, 1906
Anoxia sardoa (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Anoxia matutinalis sardoa Motschulsky, 1861
Apotriodonta hispanica Baraud, 1962
Ceramida adusta Kraatz, 1882
Ceramida baraudi (Branco, 1981)⇒ Ceramida longitarsis Illiger, 1803
Ceramida bedeaui Erichson, 1840
Ceramida cobosi Baguena, 1955
Ceramida jiennensis Sánchez Garc..., 2010
Ceramida longitarsis Illiger, 1803
Ceramida luisae (López-Colón ..., 1990)⇒ Ceramida zuzartei Branco, 1981
Ceramida luna Sánchez Garc..., 2010
Ceramida malaceensis Rambur, 1843
Ceramida malacensis Rambur, 1843
Ceramida mauritanica Rambur, 1843
Ceramida moelleri Flach, 1906
Ceramida ohausi Reitter, 1902
Chasmatopterus almeriensis Baraud, 1965
Chasmatopterus canosus Baguena, 1955
Chasmatopterus cobosi Baraud, 1965
Chasmatopterus cobosi barrancoi Ruiz & Avila, 1994
Chasmatopterus cobosi cobosi
Chasmatopterus esuris Baraud, 1965
Chasmatopterus hirtulus Illiger, 1803
Chasmatopterus hirtulus hirtulus
Chasmatopterus hirtus Blanchard, 1850
Chasmatopterus illigeri Perris, 1855
Chasmatopterus parvulus Graells, 1851
Chasmatopterus pilosulus Illiger, 1803
Chasmatopterus uxorum Baraud & Branco, 1985
Chasmatopterus villosulus Illiger, 1803
Chasmatopterus villosulus villosulus Illiger, 1803
Chasmatopterus zonatus Escalera, 1925
Chlaenobia halffteriana Morón, 1992
Cyphonotus incertus
Diplotaxis denigrata Bates, 1889
Elaphocera affinis Schaufuss, 1874
Elaphocera alonsoi Lopez-colon, 1992
Elaphocera alonsoi alonsoi
Elaphocera alonsoi semperei López-Colón, 1992
Elaphocera alonsoi semperi Lopez-colon, 1992
Elaphocera ampla Baguena, 1955
Elaphocera angusta Kraatz, 1882
Elaphocera autumnalis Motschulsky, 1859
Elaphocera baguenae Mancini, 1925
Elaphocera cacerensis Lopez Colon ..., 1986
Elaphocera capdeboni Schaufuss, 1879
Elaphocera capdeboui (Baguena, 1967)⇒ Elaphocera capdeboni Schaufuss, 1879
Elaphocera carteiensis Rambur, 1843
Elaphocera christina Baraud, 1966
Elaphocera churianensis Rambur, 1843
Elaphocera ferreri Lopez Colon ..., 1989
Elaphocera heydeni Kraatz, 1882
Elaphocera hirticollis Kraatz, 1882
Elaphocera hispalensis Rambur, 1843
Elaphocera ibicensis Escalera, 1926
Elaphocera lajonquierei Baraud, 1966
Elaphocera martini Lopez-colon, 1993
Elaphocera martorellii Fairmaire, 1879
Elaphocera nupcialis Ruiz & Avila, 1995
Elaphocera perezlopezi Ruiz, 1996
Elaphocera segurensis Escalera, 1923
Elaphocera tethys Reitter, 1902
Europtron confusum Marseul, 1878
Euserica (Euserica) mutata Gyllenhal, 1817
Euserica cambeloi Ruiz & Avila, 1993
Euserica lucipeta Baraud, 1965
Euserica mulsanti Brenske, 1902
Euserica paenibaeticae Galante, 1987
Euserica pauliani Lopez Colon, 1988
Euserica segurana Brenske, 1897
Euserica villarreali Baraud, 1975
Firminus alsasuanus Reitter, 1902
Haplidia akbesiana Petrovitz, 1971
Homaloplia (Homaloplia) ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Hoplia (Hoplia) callipyge LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Hoplia aulica Linnaeus, 1767
Hoplia bilineata Fabricius, 1801
Hoplia chlorophana (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Hoplia bilineata Fabricius, 1801
Hoplia coerulea Drury, 1773
Hoplia farinosa ramburi Heyden, 1870
Hoplia freyi Baraud, 1967
Hoplia hungarica Burmeister, 1844
Hoplia korbi Petrovitz, 1958
Hoplia peroni Blanchard, 1850
Hoplia peronii C. É. Blanch..., 1850
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus gagates Bedel, 1911
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia pubicollis (Küster, 1849)⇒ Hoplia callipyge LeConte, 1856
Hymenochelus distinctus Uhagon, 1876
Hymenoplia arragonica Escalera, 1927
Hymenoplia castiliana Reitter, 1890
Hymenoplia castilianissima Baguena, 1954
Hymenoplia chevrolati Mulsant, 1842
Hymenoplia cineracens Rosenhauer, 1856
Hymenoplia cinerascens Rosenhauer, 1856
Hymenoplia clypealis Reitter, 1902
Hymenoplia escalerai Baguena, 1954
Hymenoplia fulvipennis (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Hymenoplia miegii Graells, 1858
Hymenoplia galaica Baguena, 1954
Hymenoplia jayenensis Baguena, 1954
Hymenoplia lata Heyden, 1870
Hymenoplia lineolata Blanchard, 1850
Hymenoplia miegii Graells, 1858
Hymenoplia minuta Baguena, 1955
Hymenoplia pardoalcaidei Lopez-Colon ..., 2014
Hymenoplia pseudocinerascens Baguena, 1954
Hymenoplia rugulosa Mulsant, 1842
Hymenoplia strigosa (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Hymenoplia chevrolati Mulsant, 1842
Isonychus vicinus Moser, 1918
Macrodactylus sericinus Bates, 1887
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Maladera cobosi Baraud, 1964
Maladera espagnoli Baraud, 1964
Maladera longipennis Verdú, Mico ..., 1997
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha baetica Hillert, Rös..., 2019
Melolontha gonzalezi López-Colón ..., 2020
Melolontha hidalgoi Hillert, Rös..., 2019
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha hybrida (T. Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Melolontha papposa Illiger, 1803
Melolontha linaresi Hillert, Rös..., 2019
Melolontha papposa Illiger, 1803
Monotropus brancoi Baraud, 1979
Monotropus laticollis Pérez-Arcas, 1874
Monotropus marquezi (Lopez-colon, 1986)⇒ Monotropus brancoi Baraud, 1979
Monotropus staudingeri Schaufuss, 1861
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia ruricola ruricola Fabricius, 1775
Ootoma bipartita Gaspard Augu..., 1838
Pachydema bipartita (Brullé, 1839)⇒ Ootoma bipartita Gaspard Augu..., 1838
Pachydema castanea Brullé, 1839
Pachydema fortunatorum Baraud, 1985
Pachydema fuscipennis Brullé, 1839
Pachydema gomerae Lopez-colon, 1999
Pachydema integra Wollaston, 1864
Pachydema lesnei Peyerimhoff, 1927
Pachydema megalops Mico & Galante, 2009
Pachydema menieri Baraud, 1985
Pachydema navatteae Baraud, 1985
Pachydema obscura Brullé, 1839
Pachydema obscurella Wollaston, 1864
Pachydema tinerfensis Galante & St..., 1992
Pachydema wollastoni Peyerimhoff, 1927
Paratriodonta alicantina Reitter, 1890
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) setifera Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga caraga Saylor, 1943
Phyllophaga costaricensis Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga densata Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga elenans Saylor, 1938
Phyllophaga prolixa Bates, 1888
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla gracilicornis Blanchard, 1871
Pseudotrochalus quadrilineatus Fabricius, 1801
Rhizotrogus (Amphimallon) solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus alicantinus Dieck, 1870
Rhizotrogus almeriensis Baraud, 1970
Rhizotrogus angelesae Galante, 1981
Rhizotrogus bolivari (Martinez y Saez, 1873)⇒ Amadotrogus patruelis Reiche, 1862
Rhizotrogus brunneus Fairmaire, 1870
Rhizotrogus camerosensis Baguena-Corella, 1955
Rhizotrogus chevrolati Graells, 1858
Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus corduensis (Baguena, 1955)⇒ Rhizotrogus granatensis Baguena, 1955
Rhizotrogus flavicans Blanchard, 1850
Rhizotrogus granatensis Baguena, 1955
Rhizotrogus iglesiasi Baguena-Corella, 1955
Rhizotrogus lepidus (Ludovici & S..., 1869)⇒ Rhizotrogus pallidipennis Blanchard, 1850
Rhizotrogus maculicollis Villa, 1833
Rhizotrogus marginipes Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus mascarauxi Desbrochers, 1895
Rhizotrogus monticola Blanchard, 1850
Rhizotrogus neglectus Perez Arcas, 1865
Rhizotrogus nevadensis Reitter, 1902
Rhizotrogus pallidipennis Blanchard, 1850
Rhizotrogus parvulus Rosenhauer, 1858
Rhizotrogus ribbei Reitter, 1908
Rhizotrogus rosalesi Fairmaire, 1862
Rhizotrogus subemarginatus Reiche, 1862
Rhizotrogus subsinuatus Baguena, 1955
Rhizotrogus toletanus (Baguena, 1955)⇒ Rhizotrogus parvulus Rosenhauer, 1858
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica brunna Linnaeus, 1758
Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sericesthis accola Britton, 1987
Triodontella aquila Laporte, 1840
Triodontella castiliana Baraud, 1961
Triodontella castillana Baraud, 1961
Triodontella lajonquierei Baraud, 1961
Triodontella ruizi Pérez-López ..., 1994
Triodontella zuzartei Branco, 1978
Trochalus integriceps Moser, 1917
Xylonychus eucalypti pentaphyllus Arrow, 1924

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Spain
TribeChasmatopterini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
12
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
4
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
13
51
Genera
Species

Taxom



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