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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Stellenbosch (Cape Winelands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
934
1092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
818
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
351
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
292
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
47
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
47
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
45
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
15
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Stellenbosch
15 Genera with 25 Species
Anisochelus Burmeister, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Chasme Serville, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 05SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Lepithrix Nietner, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pachycnema Lepeletier &..., 18442SpeciesTaxom
Peritrichia Burmeister, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Platychelus Burmeister, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotrochalus Quedenfeldt, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stellenbosch
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anisochelus inornatus Burmeister, 1844
Anisochelus neglectus Burmeister, 1844
Camenta innocua Boheman, 1857
Chasme decora Wiedemann, 1823
Diaplochelus longipes Fabricius, 1787
Dichelus acanthopus Burmeister, 1844
Dichelus dentipes Fabricius, 1781
Dichelus expansus Péringuey, 1902
Dichelus holosericeus Burmeister, 1844
Dichelus simulans
Heterochelus viridicollis Blanchard, 1850
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplocnemis auriventris Burmeister, 1844
Lepithrix ornatella Péringuey, 1902
Lepithrix stigma DeGeer, 1778
Omocrates depressus Blanchard, 1850
Pachycnema crassipes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hoplocnemis spectabilis Péringuey, 1902
Pachycnema pulverulenta Burmeister, 1844
Peritrichia abdominalis Burmeister, 1844
Peritrichia nigrita Blanchard, 1850
Peritrichia puberula Péringuey, 1902
Peritrichia ursus Olivier, 1789
Platychelus dimidiatus Burmeister, 1844
Platychelus hoploides Burmeister, 1844
Pseudotrochalus quadrilineatus Fabricius, 1801

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Stellenbosch
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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