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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
561
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
510
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
136
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
136
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
107
415
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
20
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
20 Genera with 110 Species
Anomalochela Moser, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Anomioserica Arrow, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1897Garden beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Cyphochilus Waterhouse, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Deroserica Moser, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 18559SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 189853SpeciesTaxom
Microserica Brenske, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Microsericaria Nikolaev, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 201612SpeciesTaxom
Pachyderoserica Moser, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoschizonycha1SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Selaserica Brenske, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 18513SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
110 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anomalochela curvidens Moser, 1913
Anomioserica flavipes Arrow, 1946
Anomioserica kotagiriensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Anomioserica maesi Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Anomioserica symmetrica Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Anomioserica tarsalis Frey, 1960
Apogonia brevicollis Moser, 1915
Apogonia ferruginea Fabricius, 1781
Apogonia glabrifrons Frey, 1960
Apogonia hopei Ritsema, 1897
Apogonia villigera Moser, 1919
Autoserica caifensis Brenske, 1897
Brahmina hindu Keith, 2006
Brahmina macrophylla (Moser, 1913)⇒ Brahmina itohi Kobayashi, 2000
Brahmina moseri Saylor, 1937
Brahmina mysoreensis Frey, 1971
Cyphochilus oberthueri Brenske, 1903
Deroserica compressicrus Moser, 1915
Deroserica pulchra Moser, 1915
Holotrichia carinata Burmeister, 1855
Holotrichia dubiosa Frey, 1971
Holotrichia madurensis Moser, 1909
Holotrichia nilgiria Arrow, 1944
Holotrichia notaticollis Moser, 1913
Holotrichia pagana Burmeister, 1855
Holotrichia repetita Sharp, 1903
Holotrichia rufus Arrow, 1919
Holotrichia rustica Burmeister, 1855
Maladera (Maladera) excisiceps Reitter, 1896
Maladera allolaterita Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera anaimalaiensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera andrewesi Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera armipes Arrow, 1945
Maladera bangaloreensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera beata Brenske, 1902
Maladera bilobata Arrow, 1945
Maladera bombycina Karsch, 1882
Maladera breviata Brenske, 1898
Maladera breviatella Fabrizi & Ah..., 2014
Maladera brevis Blanchard, 1850
Maladera burmeisteri alternans Frey, 1975
Maladera caifensis Brenske, 1897
Maladera calicutensis Frey, 1972
Maladera cardamomensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera cardoni Brenske, 1896
Maladera carinifrons Brenske, 1896
Maladera clavata Frey, 1972
Maladera coimbatoreensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera constans Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera densipilosa Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera dimidiata Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera ferekanarana Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera hampsoni Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera indica Blanchard, 1850
Maladera kostali Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera kottagudiensis Chandra, Ahr..., 2021
Maladera lateritia Moser, 1915
Maladera lorenzi Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera luteola Moser, 1918
Maladera madurensis Moser, 1915
Maladera mussardi Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera mutabilis Olivier, 1789
Maladera mysoreensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera naduvatamensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera nilgirina Frey, 1972
Maladera placida Frey, 1972
Maladera poonmudi Frey, 1975
Maladera pseudomollis Fabrizi & Ah..., 2014
Maladera pubescens Arrow, 1916
Maladera rudimentalis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera rufocuprea Blanchard, 1850
Maladera setosa Brenske, 1896
Maladera setosiventris Moser, 1916
Maladera submucronata Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera sunaiensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera tranquebarica Brenske, 1898
Maladera trochaloides Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera tyrannica Brenske, 1894
Maladera utacamanda Brenske, 1898
Maladera vernacula Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Maladera westermanni Brenske, 1898
Microserica fairmairei Brenske, 1898
Microsericaria stellata Arrow, 1946
Miridiba coromandeliana Blanchard, 1851
Miridiba excisa Moser, 1913
Miridiba nigrescens Moser, 1916
Neoserica ammattiensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Neoserica barberi Sharp, 1903
Neoserica disciplineensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Neoserica flavoviridis Brenske, 1896
Neoserica madurana Moser, 1915
Neoserica multiflabellata Moser, 1916
Neoserica nilgiriana Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Neoserica periyarensis Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Neoserica quadrilamellata Brenske, 1896
Neoserica sericata Brenske, 1898
Neoserica sexfoliata Moser, 1915
Neoserica sforziae Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Pachyderoserica crassicollis Moser, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Pseudoschizonycha meridionalis Keith, 2006
Schizonycha fuscescens Blanchard, 1851
Schizonycha ruficollis Fabricius, 1781
Selaserica meridionalis Fabrizi & Ah..., 2014
Selaserica vagans Ahrens & Fab..., 2016
Serica gracilipes Moser, 1915
Serica westermanni Brenske, 1898
Sophrops iridipennis Brenske, 1892
Sophrops nilgirinus Moser, 1913
Sophrops sculpticollis Blanchard, 1851

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
9
79
Genera
Species

Taxom



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