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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Upper Eocene (Eocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
502
2714
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
2709
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
471
2646
5393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
2090
4419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
94
749
1241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
86
689
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
28
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
28
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
17
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Upper Eocene
6 Genera with 10 Species
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1912Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1914Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1912Rose Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Miolachnosterna Wickham, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1916June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Eocene
10 Species
Diplotaxis aurora H. F. Wickham, 1913
Diplotaxis simplicipes H. F. Wickham, 1912
Hoplia striatipennis H. F. Wickham, 1914
Macrodactylus pluto H. F. Wickham, 1912
Macrodactylus propheticus H. F. Wickham, 1912
Miolachnosterna tristoides Wickham, 1914
Phyllophaga disrupta T. D. A. Coc..., 1927
Phyllophaga extincta H. F. Wickham, 1916
Serica antediluviana H. F. Wickham, 1912
Serica cockerelli H. F. Wickham, 1914

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Upper Eocene
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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