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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
101
1194
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
1045
2166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
84
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
84
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
68
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
26
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
26 Genera with 101 Species
#ACDGHLMNOPSTX
Adossa2SpeciesTaxom
Antitrogus Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Aplopsis Blanchard, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Automolius Britton, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Colpochilodes Blackburn, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocaulobius Dalle Torre, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18353SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 185035SpeciesTaxom
Homolotropus MacLeay, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Hoplochelus Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 012SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Nepytis Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phyllochlaenia Blanchard, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 18357SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 198710SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Xylonichus Boisduval, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
101 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adossa infera Britton, 1995
Adossa sylvicola Britton, 1995
Antitrogus tasmanicus Burmeister, 1855
Aplopsis evexa Britton, 1957
Automolius depressus Blanchard, 1850
Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Automolius vulgaris Britton, 1957
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Colpochila andersoni Britton, 1986
Colpochila nigra Lea, 1919
Colpochila obesa Boisduval, 1835
Colpochilodes peregrina Britton, 1987
Deuterocaulobius rufescens Blanchard, 1850
Deuterocaulobius villosus Le Guillou, 1844
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Diphucephala elegans Blackburn, 1892
Diphucephala smaragdula (Boisduval, 1835)⇒ Diphucephala pulchella Waterhouse, 1837
Gnaphalopoda carnei Britton, 1987
Heteronyx aequalis Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx aphodioides Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx cervina Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx comans Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx crinitus Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx dimidiatus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx diversiceps Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx elongatus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx excisus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx fumata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx glabratus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx granum Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx hirtuosus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx montanus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx nigella Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx nigellus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx novitius Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx ovatus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx pellucida Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx pellucidus Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx pilosellus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx planiceps Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx posticalis Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx praecox Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx quadraticollis Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx rufomarginatus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx simulator Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx substriatus MacLeay, 1871
Heteronyx tasmanicus Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx unicolor Blanchard, 1850
Homolotropus sericeus Britton, 1970
Hoplochelus piliger Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus atratus Burmeister, 1855
Liparetrus concolor (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus convexus Boisduval, 1835
Liparetrus discipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Liparetrus flavidus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus mimus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus minimus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus sericeus MacLeay, 1871
Liparetrus sylvicola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus vestitus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus vestitus vestitus
Maechidius wilsoni Britton, 1957
Nepytis russula Erichson, 1842
Omocrates depressus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllochlaenia rufescens Blanchard, 1846
Phyllochlaenia villosus Le Guillou, 1844
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus decipiens Lea, 1919
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus kingii MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus nigripennis Lea, 1919
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Pseudoheteronyx littoralis McQuillan & ..., 1997
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Scitala uptoni Britton, 1987
Scitala volux Britton, 1987
Sericesthis carnei Britton, 1987
Sericesthis cinnamea Britton, 1987
Sericesthis consanguinea Blackburn, 1907Wheat root scarab
Sericesthis elderi Britton, 1987
Sericesthis ignota Britton, 1987
Sericesthis janetae Britton, 1987
Sericesthis nigra Lea, 1919Small pasture scarab
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Sericesthis stipata Britton, 1987
Sericesthis vera Britton, 1987
Telura alta Britton, 1987
Telura vitticollis Erichson, 1842
Trochalus discoideus Fabricius, 1801
Xylonichus dispar Arrow, 1924
Xylonichus eucalypti Boisduval, 1835
Xylonichus nigrescens Blanchard, 1851
Xylonichus piliger Blanchard, 1851
Xylonychus dispar Arrow, 1924
Xylonychus nigrescens (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Xylonichus nigrescens Blanchard, 1851

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Tasmania
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStethaspini
Burmeister, 1855
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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