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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Sweden (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
764
12793
52013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
759
12781
51993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
12594
51549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
10609
46529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
122
3432
11717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
111
3062
10183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
296
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
296
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
245
753
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
27
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sweden
27 Genera with 54 Species
#ACDEHMNOPRST
Amaladera Reitter, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1817European Chafers3SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1856Wall-Rockets4SpeciesTaxom
Epholcis Waterhouse, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1914Monkey Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 2000Rose Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch3SpeciesTaxom
Neoheteronyx Blackburn, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17862SpeciesTaxom
Ophropyx Britton, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Othnonius Olliff, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Paratriodonta Baraud, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Sericania1SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Triodonta Williston, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sweden
54 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amaladera cobosi Baraud, 1964
Amaladera espagnoli Baraud, 1964
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Diplotaxis brevicornis Cazier, 1940
Diplotaxis mentalis Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis simplicipes H. F. Wickham, 1912
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Hoplia brunnipes Bonelli, 1807
Hoplia chlorophana (Erichson, 1847)⇒ Hoplia bilineata Fabricius, 1801
Hoplia graminicola Fabricius, 1792
Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia praticola Duftschmidt, 1805
Hoplia zaitzevi Jacobson, 1914
Macrodactylus carrilloi Arce-Pérez &..., 2000
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia nigromarginata Herbst, 1786
Othnonius batesi Olliff, 1890
Paratriodonta cinctipennis Lucas, 1846
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Phyllotocus navicularis Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus scutellaris MacLeay, 1864
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus maculicollis Villa, 1833
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Schizonycha africana (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Scitala aureorufa Blanchard, 1850
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Sericania mimica Lewis, 1895
Sericesthis cinnamea Britton, 1987
Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835Pruinose scarab
Sericesthis ino Blackburn, 1907
Sericesthis micans Blackburn, 1890
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Sericesthis suturalis MacLeay, 1871
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Sweden
TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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