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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2069
5632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1862
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
220
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
220
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
179
731
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
19
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
19 Genera with 85 Species
Ancistrosoma Curtis, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Astaena Erichson, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Barybas Burmeister, 192111SpeciesTaxom
Bryantella Britton, 01SpeciesTaxom
Calodactylus Blanchard, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Ceraspis Serville, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Ceratolontha Arrow, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1955Wall-Rockets1SpeciesTaxom
Faula Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Gama Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hieritis Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Isonychus Mannerheim, 200310SpeciesTaxom
Liogenys Guérin-Ménév..., 20216SpeciesTaxom
Macrodactylus Dejean, 1850Rose Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Pectinosoma Arrow, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1937June beetles18SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 191919SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoserica Guérin-Ménev..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
85 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ancistrosoma blanchardi Sallé, 1886
Ancistrosoma buckleyi Sallé, 1887
Ancistrosoma farinosum Sallé, 1849
Ancistrosoma melolonthoides Sallé, 1886
Astaena kuehnelti Frey, 1973
Astaena longicornis Frey, 1975
Astaena pruinosa Moser, 1918
Barybas aenea Moser, 1919
Barybas aeneus Moser, 1919
Barybas asper Gutiérrez, 1952
Barybas bituberculata Moser, 1921
Barybas bituberculatus Moser, 1921
Barybas kulzeri Frey, 1970
Barybas latesquamosa Frey, 1964
Barybas murina Burmeister, 1855
Barybas setifer Moser, 1921
Barybas umbonata Gutiérrez, 1952
Barybas variipennis Moser, 1921
Bryantella smaragdaJumping spiders
Calodactylus amabilis Frey, 1969
Ceraspis quadrimaculata Blanchard, 1850
Ceratolontha venezuelae Arrow, 1948
Diplotaxis glabrimargo Vaurie & Cazier, 1955Spotty blenny
Faula quadrimaculata Blanchard, 1850
Gama relucens Blanchard, 1850
Hieritis macrocera Burmeister, 1855
Isonychus angosturanus Moser, 1924
Isonychus braumeisteri Frey, 1969
Isonychus castaneus Burmeister, 1855
Isonychus crinitus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Isonychus pilosus Evans, 2003
Isonychus fasciatipennis Moser, 1924
Isonychus lituratus Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus marmoratus Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus nitidus Burmeister, 1855
Isonychus obsoletus Blanchard, 1850
Isonychus pilosus Evans, 2003
Liogenys clipeosetosa Cherman, 2021
Liogenys genieri Smith & Cherman, 2021
Liogenys granadina Cherman, 2021
Liogenys quadridens Fabricius, 1798
Liogenys quadridentata Blanchard, 1851
Liogenys schneiderae Cherman, 2021
Macrodactylus annulitarsis Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus limbatus Blanchard, 1850
Macrodactylus martinezi Arce-Pérez &..., 2018
Macrodactylus meridanus Moser, 1926
Macrodactylus nitidicollis Blanchard, 1850
Pectinosoma elongata Arrow, 1913
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga obsoleta obsoleta
Phyllophaga brevipilosa Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga ferruginea Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga impressipyga Frey, 1975
Phyllophaga kulzeri Frey, 1975
Phyllophaga lanata Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga menetriesi Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga odomi Saylor, 1943
Phyllophaga pachypyga Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga rorulenta rorulenta Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga rufipes Moser, 1924
Phyllophaga squamifera Frey, 1976
Phyllophaga subnitida Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga subopaca Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga thoracica Burmeister, 1855
Phyllophaga yucana Saylor, 1937
Plectris amabilis Frey, 1967
Plectris barbitarsis Moser, 1919
Plectris cylindriformis Frey, 1967
Plectris festiva Burmeister, 1855
Plectris fulva Blanchard, 1851
Plectris fuscula Moser, 1918
Plectris longicornis Burmeister, 1855
Plectris meridana Moser, 1918
Plectris montana Frey, 1967
Plectris pavida Burmeister, 1855
Plectris pubera Burmeister, 1855
Plectris rufina Moser, 1926
Plectris sculpterata Frey, 1967
Plectris sculpturata Frey, 1967
Plectris sericea Moser, 1921
Plectris sparsepilosa Frey, 1967
Plectris sparsepunctata Frey, 1967
Plectris splendida Frey, 1967
Plectris tuberculata Moser, 1919
Pseudoserica relucens Blanchard, 1850
Trichesthes setifera Burmeister, 1855
Trichesthes setifera setifera

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Venezuela
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
13
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
16
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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