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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
2106
6485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
98
1894
5574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
188
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
188
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
147
669
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
22
228
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
22 Genera with 228 Species
#ACDFGHLMPSTW
Acoma Casey, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Amblonoxia Reitter, 1902
Dusty June Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1789European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenobia Blanchard, 02SpeciesTaxom
Dichelonyx Harris, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1940Wall-Rockets61SpeciesTaxom
Fossocarus Howden, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Gronocarus Schaeffer, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1869Monkey Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyce Howden, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1876Rose Chafers3SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1939June beetles122SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Podolasia Harold, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Podostena Howden, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1939Lined June Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 192120SpeciesTaxom
Thyce LeConte, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Warwickia Smith and Evans, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
228 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acoma brunnea Casey, 1889
Acoma conjuncta Howden, 1962Northern wolffish
Acoma diminiata Howden, 1958
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Chlaenobia vexata Horn, 1885
Chlaenobia vexata vexata
Dichelonyx elongata Fabricius, 1792
Dichelonyx elongatula Schönherr, 1817Solf-winged flower beetles
Diplotaxis aenea Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis angularis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis atratula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis aulacochela Cazier, 1940
Diplotaxis belfragei Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis beyeri Schaeffer, 1907Prairie grain wireworm
Diplotaxis bidentata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956
Diplotaxis boops Bates, 1888
Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis brevicornis Cazier, 1940
Diplotaxis brevisetosa Linell, 1897Maple Prominent
Diplotaxis carbonata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis chiricahuae Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis completa Cazier, 1940
Diplotaxis corbula Vaurie, 1960
Diplotaxis cribulosa LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis cribulosa cribulosa LeConte, 1856
Diplotaxis curvaticeps Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis dentella Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis denticeps Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis dubia LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis errans Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis frondicola Say, 1825
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis haydeni LeConte, 1856
Diplotaxis haydenii LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis knausi Schaeffer, 1907
Diplotaxis knausii Schaeffer, 1907Prairie grain wireworm
Diplotaxis lengi Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis lengii Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis levicosta Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis maura Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis mentalis Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis misella Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis muricata Schaeffer, 1907Prairie grain wireworm
Diplotaxis parvicollis Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis persisae Cazier, 1940
Diplotaxis puberea Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis puberula LeConte, 1863
Diplotaxis pubipes Schaeffer, 1907Prairie grain wireworm
Diplotaxis punctata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis puncticeps Moser, 1918
Diplotaxis punctipennis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis rex Vaurie, 1958Clouded rainbowfish
Diplotaxis rudis LeConte, 1860
Diplotaxis rufiola Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis schaefferi Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis simplex Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis sordida Say, 1825
Diplotaxis statura Cazier, 1940
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis subcostata Blanchard, 1851
Diplotaxis sulcatula Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis texana LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis thoracica Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis trapezifera Bates, 1887
Diplotaxis trementina Fall, 1909
Diplotaxis truncatula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis ungulata Cazier, 1940
Fossocarus creoleorum Howden, 1961
Heteronyx crinitus Blackburn, 1910
Hoplia (Hoplia) laticollis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Hoplia (Hoplia) modesta Haldemann, 1843
Hoplia (Hoplia) trivialis Harold, 1869Dark Hoplia
Hypothyce mixta Howden, 1968
Lachnosterna antennata Smith, 1889
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775
Macrodactylus subspinosus Fabricius, 1775American Rose Chafer
Macrodactylus uniformis Horn, 1876Western Rose Chafer
Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) vexata Horn, 1885
Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) ecostata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) arenicola Howden, 1960
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) arizona Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) bottimeri Reinhard, 1950
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) chapini Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) cochisa Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) cushmani Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) disparilis Horn, 1878
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) fimbripes LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) koehleriana Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) macmurryi Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) mucorea LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) parilis Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) planeta Reinhard, 1950
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) pulcher Linell, 1896
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) reinhardi Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) scuticeps Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) senex Horn, 1878
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) texensis Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) wickhami Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aemula Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aequalis LeConte, 1854
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) affabilis Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) apicata Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arcta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arkansana Schaeffer, 1906
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bipartita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calceata LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) clemens Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) corrosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crassissima Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cribrosa LeConte, 1853
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cupuliformis (Langston, 1924)⇒ Phyllophaga micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) curialis Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cylindrica Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) delata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) diffinis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida Say, 1825Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga ephilida ephilida Say, 1825
Phyllophaga ephilida virilis Reinhard, 1939
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) epigaea Wickham, 1903
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) farcta LeConte, 1856Distended May beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fervida Fabricius, 1775
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forbesi Glasgow, 1916
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fraterna Harris, 1842Bluespotted blenny
Phyllophaga fraterna fraterna Harris, 1842
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) glabricula LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gracilis Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga gracilis gracilis
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hamata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirsuta Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga hirticula hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtiventris Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) idonea Sanderson, 1948Lineated blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ignava Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) incuria Sanderson, 1942
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inepta Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inversa Horn, 1887Southern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) invisa Riley and Wolfe, 1997Freshwater blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) karlsioei Linell, 1898
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) knochii Schönherr an..., 1817
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longitarsa Say, 1824
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marginalis LeConte, 1856Sand stargazer
Phyllophaga marginalis marginalis LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mariana Fall, 1929
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) micans Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga parvidens hysteropyga Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens Theodor & Me..., 1964
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) perlonga Davis, 1920
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pleroma Reinhard, 1940Striated sabretooth blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) praetermissa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) profunda Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) prunina LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) psiloptera Sanderson, 1939Freshwater blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pudorosa Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pusillidens Fall, 1937
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quercus Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ravida Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) renodis Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) riviera Reinhard, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rolstoni Riley and Wolfe, 1997Freshwater blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubricosa Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sacoma Reinhard, 1939Bearded lupine
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) scitula Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sodalis Reinhard, 1940Striated sabretooth blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) squamipilosa Saylor, 1937
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sylvatica Sanderson, 1942
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) taxodii Langston, 1924
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) temora Saylor, 1943
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) torta LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tusa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) zavalana Reinhard, 1946Zavala Phyllophaga
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) bilobatata Saylor, 1939Impspringer
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) nosa Blackwelder, 1944
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
Phyllophaga obsoleta vanalleri Schaeffer, 1927
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) trichodes Bates, 1890Seaweed blenny
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Phyllophaga exorata Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga gaigei Sanderson, 1948Lineated blenny
Phyllophaga knochi Gyllenhall, 1817
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga sodialis Reinhard, 1940
Phyllophaga suttonana Reinhard, 1939
Plectris rugulosa Blanchard, 1850
Podolasia ferruginea LeConte, 1856
Podolasia pilosa Howden, 1954Manytoothed blenny
Podolasia stillwellorum Howden, 1997Twocolour blenny
Podostena bottimeri Howden, 1958Leopard rockskipper
Podostena rileyi Howden, 1997Twocolour blenny
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) cavifrons LeConte, 1854
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) monahansensis Hardy, 1978Molly miller
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) pottsorum Hardy, 1978Molly miller
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) rugosipennis Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) squamiventris Cazier, 1939
Serica acontia Dawson, 1933
Serica aemula Dawson, 1947
Serica aspera Dawson, 1922
Serica atratula LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica atratula atratula LeConte, 1856
Serica atratula monita Dawson, 1947
Serica campestris Dawson, 1919Mottled blenny
Serica carolina Dawson, 1920Pallid rockskipper
Serica contorta Dawson, 1947
Serica curvata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica georgiana georgiana Leng, 1911
Serica howdeni Dawson, 1967
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922
Serica parallela Casey, 1884
Serica porcula Casey, 1884
Serica sericea Illiger, 1802Onespot fringehead
Serica texana LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Serica vespertina accola Dawson, 1921
Thyce squamicollis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Trichesthes amplicornis Reinhard, 1939
Trichesthes antennata Smith, 1889
Trichesthes apicata Reinhard, 1939
Trichesthes crinita Burmeister, 1855
Trichesthes lenis Horn, 1887
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trichesthes vetula Horn, 1887
Warwickia pilosa Sanderson, 1939

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Texas
TribeDichelonychini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
60
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
124
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePodolasiini
H.F.Howden, 1997
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom



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