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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
1006
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
860
2268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
114
317
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
16
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
16 Genera with 69 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1849European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Elaphocera Géné, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Firminus1SpeciesTaxom
Geotrogus Guérin, 187816SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1913Monkey Beetles9SpeciesTaxom
Hymenoplia Eschscholtz, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Oligophylla Kraatz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pachydema Laporte, 195126SpeciesTaxom
Paratriodonta Baraud, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoapterogyna Martinez de ..., 18787SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tanyproctus Ménétriés, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
69 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amadotrogus) scutellaris Lucas, 1849
Anoxia emarginata Coquerel, 1860
Anoxia maldesi Baraud, 1980
Firminus punicus Burmeister, 1855
Geotrogus araneipes Fairmaire, 1860
Geotrogus capito Fairmaire, 1882
Geotrogus cretei (Quedenfeldt, 1889)⇒ Geotrogus capito Fairmaire, 1882
Geotrogus demoflysi Baraud, 1970
Geotrogus dispar Buquet, 1840
Geotrogus gonoderus Fairmaire, 1860
Geotrogus lepidulus Normand, 1932
Geotrogus majorinus Peyerimhoff, 1949
Geotrogus normandi aridulus Peyerimhoff, 1949
Geotrogus normandi normandi
Geotrogus rectibasis Reitter, 1902
Geotrogus syrtanus Normand, 1951
Geotrogus tusculus Buquet, 1840
Geotrogus tynetis Baraud, 1972
Geotrogus unguicularis Normand, 1936
Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878
Hoplia africana Escalera, 1914
Hoplia africana africana
Hoplia africana kocheri Baraud, 1981
Hoplia africana multicava Normand, 1949
Hoplia aulica Linnaeus, 1767
Hoplia bilineata Fabricius, 1801
Hoplia cupulosa Peyerimhoff, 1939
Hoplia peronii C. É. Blanch..., 1850
Hoplia susiana Escalera, 1913
Hymenoplia algirica Reitter, 1890
Maladera insanabilis Brenske, 1894Khomeini Beetle
Oligophylla detrita Fairmaire, 1875
Pachydema albolanosa Fairmaire, 1873
Pachydema angustipalpis Normand, 1951
Pachydema autumnalis Normand, 1915
Pachydema bertiae Baraud, 1982
Pachydema caesariata Normand, 1925
Pachydema cartaginensis Rambur, 1843
Pachydema decorosa Normand, 1936
Pachydema demoflysi Normand, 1936
Pachydema doriae Fairmaire, 1875
Pachydema doumeti Mayet, 1887
Pachydema dubitalis Reitter, 1902
Pachydema grandipalpis Reitter, 1902
Pachydema hirticollis Fabricius, 1787
Pachydema marmottani Fairmaire, 1868
Pachydema nitidicollis Fairmaire, 1876
Pachydema normandi Baraud, 1979
Pachydema phylloperthoides Reitter, 1902
Pachydema rebellis Normand, 1925
Pachydema sicardi Baraud, 1979
Pachydema succidua Normand, 1951
Pachydema suspiciosa Normand, 1951
Pachydema unicolor Lucas, 1850
Pachydema veneriata Normand, 1936
Pachydema vestita Normand, 1949
Pachydema xanthochroa Fairmaire, 1879
Pachydema zohra Normand, 1951
Paratriodonta cinctipennis Lucas, 1846
Paratriodonta demoflysi Normand, 1949
Paratriodonta lentula Normand, 1949
Paratriodonta morio Fabricius, 1792
Paratriodonta normandi Baraud, 1961
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Pseudoapterogyna majorinus Peyerimhoff, 1949
Pseudoapterogyna normandi Peyerimhoff, 1949
Pseudoapterogyna normandi aridulus Peyerimhoff, 1949
Pseudoapterogyna syrtanus Normand, 1951
Pseudoapterogyna tusculus (Buquet, 1840)⇒ Geotrogus tusculus Buquet, 1840
Pseudoapterogyna tynetis Baraud, 1972
Pseudoapterogyna vorax (Marseul, 1878)⇒ Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878
Schizonycha dumonti Peyerimhoff, 1925
Tanyproctus tuniseus Baraud, 1979

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Tunisia
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
2
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTanyproctini
Erichson, 1847
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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