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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Stradbroke Island (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
428
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
428
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
129
394
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
100
347
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
25
106
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
95
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
17
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Stradbroke Island
7 Genera with 9 Species
Cheirora Britton, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stradbroke Island
9 Species
Cheirora interstitialis Blackburn, 1898
Diphucephala insularis Lea, 1916
Heteronyx dimidiatus Erichson, 1842
Lepidiota picticollis Lea, 1916Cane grub
Phyllotocus australis Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus ruficollis MacLeay, 1864
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Sericesthis insularis Lea, 1919
Sericesthis suturalis MacLeay, 1871

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Stradbroke Island
TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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