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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
937
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
814
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
229
698
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
53
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
53 Genera with 148 Species
#ACDEGHIKMNOPRST
Ablabera Erichson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 18578SpeciesTaxom
Achelyna Erichson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Achloa Erichson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Asthenopholis Brenske, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Atysilla Strand, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1901Garden beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Camentoserica Brenske, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Clitopa Erichson, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Coniopholis Erichson, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cyclomera Klug, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cylichnus Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Diaplochelus Burmeister, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplotropis Boheman, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Doleroserica Péringuey, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Dolerotarsa Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Eucamenta Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 196011SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1844Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Idaecamenta Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Inanda Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Kraseophylla Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mesoserica Brenske, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Microcamenta Brenske, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Microplidus Péringuey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophorus Schoenherr, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Oocamenta Péringuey, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Paracamenta Péringuey, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Periclitopa Brenske, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Philoserica Brenske, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Platychelus Burmeister, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pleistophylla Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pleophylla Erichson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pseudachloa Péringuey, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocamenta1SpeciesTaxom
Pseustophylla Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdopholis Burmeister, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 185929SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19047SpeciesTaxom
Thabina1SpeciesTaxom
Trichinopus Waterhouse, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 190410SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
148 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ablabera flavoclypeata Wallengren, 1881
Ablabera transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides cognatus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides ditissimus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides flavipennis Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides haafi Frey, 1975
Ablaberoides obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides quasitus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides tenellus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides testaceus Fahraeus, 1857
Achelyna clypeata Burmeister, 1855
Achelyna testacea Péringuey, 1904
Achloa blandula Péringuey, 1904
Achloa echinaticeps Péringuey, 1904
Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Apogonia transvaalensis LaCroix, 2008
Asthenopholis adspersa Boheman, 1857
Atysilla hybrida Péringuey, 1904
Atysilla infans Péringuey, 1904
Atysilla inscita Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica australis Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica capeneri Frey, 1964
Autoserica lydenburgiana Brenske, 1901
Autoserica tessellata Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica zoutpaniana Brenske, 1901
Camenta atrata Frey, 1968
Camenta lydenburgiana Péringuey, 1904
Camenta pilosa (Fåhraeus, 1857)⇒ Phyllocamenta pilosa Quedenfeldt, 1884
Camenta transvaalensis Péringuey, 1904
Camentoserica kulzeri Frey, 1969
Camentoserica livida Boheman, 1860
Clitopa debilis Péringuey, 1908
Coniopholis proxima Péringuey, 1904
Cyclomera fischeri Brenske, 1896
Cylichnus neglectus Péringuey, 1902
Cyrtocamenta transvaalensis Brenske, 1898
Cyrtocamenta zumpti Frey, 1968
Diaplochelus transvaalensis Péringuey, 1902
Diplotropis nigrina Fahraeus, 1857
Doleroserica emendatrix
Doleroserica festa Péringuey, 1904
Dolerotarsa emendatrix Péringuey, 1904
Eriesthis clarkei Dombrow, 1997
Eriesthis decora Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis hessei Schein, 1959
Eriesthis hypocrita Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis ironcrownensis Dombrow, 1997
Eriesthis pusilla Péringuey, 1902
Eucamenta transvaalensis Péringuey, 1904
Heterochelus concinnus Péringuey, 1902
Heterochelus femoralis Péringuey, 1902
Heterochelus jucundulus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus junodi nigropygidialis Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus longicollis Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus molestus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus pavidus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus shilouvanus Péringuey, 1908
Heterochelus swierstrai Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus tristis Péringuey, 1902
Heterochelus zumpti Kulzer, 1960
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hoplia sordida Burmeister, 1844
Idaecamenta jucunda Péringuey, 1904
Inanda sulcicollis Boheman, 1857
Kraseophylla distincta Péringuey, 1904
Mesoserica (Mesoserica) transvaalensis Brenske, 1901
Microplidus pumilus Boheman, 1857
Mitrophorus transvaalensis Péringuey, 1902
Monochelus calcaratus Burmeister, 1844
Monochelus hilaris Péringuey, 1908
Monochelus natalensis Péringuey, 1885
Monochelus ornatus Burmeister, 1844
Monochelus peringueyi
Monochelus pulcher Péringuey, 1885
Neoserica carneola Péringuey, 1892
Neoserica transvaalensis Péringuey, 1904
Neoserica transvaalica Moser, 1916
Omaloplia pauper Wallengren, 1881
Oocamenta (Oocamenta) rufiventris Burmeister, 1855
Outeniqua centralis Schein, 1959
Outeniqua festiva Péringuey, 1885
Outeniqua festiva andreaei Schein, 1959
Paracamenta calva Péringuey, 1904
Paracamenta conspicua Péringuey, 1904
Paracamenta lydenburgiana Péringuey, 1904
Paracamenta verticalis Boheman, 1857
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Periclitopa dubiosula Péringuey, 1904
Periclitopa fischeri (Brenske, 1896)⇒ Cyclomera fischeri Brenske, 1896
Periclitopa varicornis Péringuey, 1904
Philoserica vittata Blanchard, 1851
Platychelus transvaalensis Schein, 1959
Pleistophylla singularis Péringuey, 1904
Pleophylla fasciatipennis Blanchard, 1851
Pleophylla navicularis Burmeister, 1855
Pseudachloa leonina Péringuey, 1904
Pseudachloa werneri LaCroix, 2003
Pseudocamenta transvaalensis Péringuey, 1904
Pseustophylla pretoriana Péringuey, 1904
Rhabdopholis irrorata Péringuey, 1896
Schizonycha abscondita Pope, 1960
Schizonycha affinis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha citima Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha constrata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha dissimilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha divulsa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha effecta
Schizonycha effeta Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha elegans Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fimbriata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha fraudigera Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha geilenkeuseri Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha ignava Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha infansa
Schizonycha infarsa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha kochi Pope, 1960
Schizonycha languens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha mimocontinens Pope, 1960
Schizonycha pauperata Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha piceonigra Pope, 1960
Schizonycha quaesita Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha russula Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha spuria Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Sparrmannia distincta Péringuey, 1888
Sparrmannia flava Arrow, 1917
Sparrmannia flavofasciata Burmeister, 1855
Sparrmannia fusciventris Boheman, 1857
Sparrmannia obscura Evans, 1989
Sparrmannia pseudotransvaalica Evans, 1989
Sparrmannia transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Thabina simplex Péringuey, 1902
Trichinopus puncticollis Frey, 1963
Trochalus aereus Frey, 1970
Trochalus aeruginosa Burmeister, 1855
Trochalus bohemani Gerstaecker, 1867
Trochalus doblerae Frey, 1975
Trochalus exasperans Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus fulgidus Fahraeus, 1857
Trochalus lepidus Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus orbiculatus Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus placens Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus vagus Péringuey, 1904

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Transvaal
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
7
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
10
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Melolonthinae at artfakta.se
Melolonthinae at dyntaxa.se
Melolonthinae at gbif.org
Melolonthinae at itis.gov