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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
106
1920
5716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
96
1643
4865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
176
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
176
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
135
487
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
38
243
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
38 Genera with 243 Species
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Antitrogus Burmeister, 19935SpeciesTaxom
Aplopsis Blanchard, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Automolius Britton, 19576SpeciesTaxom
Biphyllocera White, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhomorpha1SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragra MacLeay, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Colobostoma Blanchard, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Colpochila Erichson, 189014SpeciesTaxom
Colpochilodes Blackburn, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Comophorina Strand, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Diphucephala Lepeletier &..., 18376SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1863Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Eurychelus Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Frenchella Blackburn, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphalopoda Reiche, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hadropechys Britton, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 185069SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 198050SpeciesTaxom
Maechidius MacLeay, 195715SpeciesTaxom
Neophyllotocus Blackburn, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Omocrates E. Mulsant &..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Ophropyx Britton, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Othnonius Olliff, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Pachygastra Germar, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocidium Blackburn, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocus Fischer, 187117SpeciesTaxom
Plectris Lepeletier a..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Sericesthis Hope, 189012SpeciesTaxom
Telura Erichson, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Xylonichus Boisduval, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Xylonychus Blanchard, 19122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
243 Species and 2 Subspecies
Antitrogus burmeisteri Blackburn, 1911
Antitrogus carnei Britton, 1978
Antitrogus morbillosus Blackburn, 1898Tableland pasture grub
Antitrogus tasmanicus Burmeister, 1855
Antitrogus villosus Allsopp, 1993
Aplopsis decipiens Burmeister, 1855
Aplopsis evexa Britton, 1957
Aplopsis olliffi Blackburn, 1898
Aplopsis viridis Blackburn, 1892
Aplopsis wilsoni Britton, 1957
Automolius angustulus Burmeister, 1855
Automolius compactus Blackburn, 1898
Automolius depressus Blanchard, 1850
Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Automolius poverus Blanchard, 1850
Automolius vulgaris Britton, 1957
Biphyllocera kirbyana White, 1841
Byrrhomorpha verres Blackburn, 1892
Cheiragra ruficollis MacLeay, 1864Greenish Darter
Colobostoma rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Colpochila andersoni Britton, 1986
Colpochila bella Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila bicolor Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila erythrocephala Lea, 1917
Colpochila gagatina Burmeister, 1855
Colpochila laminata Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila maura Britton, 1986
Colpochila mixta Lea, 1917
Colpochila obesa Boisduval, 1835
Colpochila opaca Lea, 1917
Colpochila pulchella Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila punctulata Blanchard, 1850
Colpochila sinuaticollis Blackburn, 1890
Colpochila solida Blackburn, 1890
Colpochilodes peregrina Britton, 1987
Comophorina testaceipennis Blanchard, 1851
Diphucephala angusticeps MacLeay, 1886
Diphucephala azureipennis MacLeay, 1886
Diphucephala colaspidoides Gyllenhall, 1817Green scarab beetle
Diphucephala elegans Blackburn, 1892
Diphucephala prasina MacLeay, 1886
Diphucephala pulchella Waterhouse, 1837
Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis puberula LeConte, 1863
Eurychelus marmoratus Blanchard, 1850
Frenchella iridescens Blanchard, 1850
Frenchella lubrica Blackburn, 1892
Gnaphalopoda suspiciosa Blackburn, 1907
Hadropechys victoriae Blackburn, 1897
Heterochelus gonager (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Heterochelus melanopygus Arrow, 1917
Heteronyx aequalis Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx affinis Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx agricola Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx alpicola Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx aphodioides Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx augustae Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx chlorotica Gyllenhall, 1817
Heteronyx confertus Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx constans Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx crinitus Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx dentipes Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx dimidiatus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx diversiceps Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx elongatus (Blanchard, 1850)⇒ Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx elytrurus Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx excisus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx flavus Blackburn, 1890Honey beetle
Heteronyx fumata Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx grandis Blackburn, 1900
Heteronyx granulatus Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx granum Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx hirtuosus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx horridus Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx incognitus Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx infuscatus MacLeay, 1871
Heteronyx iridiventris Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx laeviceps Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx lateritius Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx major Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx marcidus Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx montanus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx nigella Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx nigellus Erichson, 1842
Heteronyx nigrescens Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx nigrita Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx normalis Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx obesa Burmeister, 1855
Heteronyx oblongus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx ovatus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx piceus Blanchard, 1850Peanut scarab
Heteronyx pilosellus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx posticalis Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx proprius Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Heteronyx australis Boisduval, 1835
Heteronyx puncticollis Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx punctipennis Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx pustulosus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx pygidialis Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx rectangulus Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx relictus Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx rhinastus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx rubescens Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx rufomarginatus Blanchard, 1850
Heteronyx satelles Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx scalptus Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx simius Blackburn, 1890
Heteronyx simplicicollis Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx simulator Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx sloanei Blackburn, 1889
Heteronyx spretus Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx substriatus MacLeay, 1871
Heteronyx tasmanicus Blackburn, 1909
Heteronyx tepperi Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx terrena Blackburn, 1892
Heteronyx torvus Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx tristis Blackburn, 1888
Heteronyx unicolor Blanchard, 1850
Holotrichia chondropyga Arrow, 1938
Liparetrus abnormalis MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus amabilis Blackburn, 1905
Liparetrus aridus Blackburn, 1895
Liparetrus asper MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus ater MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus atratus Burmeister, 1855
Liparetrus comes Britton, 1980
Liparetrus concolor (Erichson, 1842)⇒ Automolius humilis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus confusus Blackburn, 1912
Liparetrus convexus Boisduval, 1835
Liparetrus curtulus Burmeister, 1855
Liparetrus discipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Liparetrus dispar Blackburn, 1888
Liparetrus dixoni Britton, 1980
Liparetrus ferrugineus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus flavipennis Lea, 1917
Liparetrus fulvohirtus MacLeay, 1871
Liparetrus germari MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus glabripennis MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus globulus MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus gracilipes Blackburn, 1888
Liparetrus hattanus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus impressicollis MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus incertus Blackburn, 1905
Liparetrus insularis Blackburn, 1888
Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus kiatanus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus laeticulus Blackburn, 1889
Liparetrus lissapterus Lea, 1917
Liparetrus lugens Blackburn, 1892
Liparetrus luridipennis MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus marginipennis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus mixtus Lea, 1919
Liparetrus monartus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus obscurus (Blanchard, 1853)⇒ Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus phoenicopterus Germar, 1848
Liparetrus picipennis (Germar, 1848)⇒ Liparetrus striatus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus puer Blackburn, 1905
Liparetrus rotundicollis Blackburn, 1905
Liparetrus rotundipennis MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus squamiger MacLeay, 1886
Liparetrus striatus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus sylvicola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Liparetrus iridipennis Germar, 1848
Liparetrus tenebrosus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus tibialis Lea, 1924
Liparetrus umbrosus Britton, 1980
Liparetrus uniformis Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus vestitus Blanchard, 1850
Liparetrus vestitus vestitus
Liparetrus wilsoni Britton, 1980
Maechidius antennalis Blackburn, 1898
Maechidius atratus Burmeister, 1855
Maechidius chadwicki Britton, 1957
Maechidius corrosus Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius crenaticollis Blackburn, 1888
Maechidius excisicollis Blackburn, 1898
Maechidius latus Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius longitarsus Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius metellus Britton, 1957
Maechidius raucus Blackburn, 1907
Maechidius rugosipes Blackburn, 1888
Maechidius sordidus Boisduval, 1835
Maechidius tibialis Blackburn, 1892
Maechidius variolosus MacLeay, 1871
Maechidius wilsoni Britton, 1957
Neophyllotocus dispar Blackburn, 1890
Neophyllotocus rostratus MacLeay, 1864
Omocrates depressus Blanchard, 1850
Ophropyx approximans Blackburn, 1898
Ophropyx hispida Blackburn, 1898
Othnonius batesi Olliff, 1890
Othnonius batesii Olliff, 1890Blacksoil scarab
Pachygastra tasmanica Germar, 1848
Phyllotocidium macleayi Blackburn, 1891
Phyllotocus australis Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus basalis Lea, 1919
Phyllotocus bimaculatus Erichson, 1842
Phyllotocus decipiens Lea, 1919
Phyllotocus erythropterus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus giveni Britton, 1957
Phyllotocus kingii MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus macleayi Fischer, 1823
Phyllotocus marginipennis MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus navicularis Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus nigripennis Lea, 1919
Phyllotocus occidentalis Blackburn, 1888
Phyllotocus ruficollis MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus rufipennis Boisduval, 1835
Phyllotocus scutellaris MacLeay, 1864
Phyllotocus ustulatus Blanchard, 1850
Phyllotocus variicollis MacLeay, 1871
Plectris decipiens Burmeister, 1855
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Pseudoheteronyx creber Blackburn, 1908
Rhopaea heterodactyla Germar, 1848
Rhopaea hirtuosa Blackburn, 1898
Rhopaea laticollis Blackburn, 1911
Rhopaea pilosa Blackburn, 1911
Rhopaea verreauxi Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot Grub
Rhopaea verreauxii Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot grub
Scitala aureorufa Blanchard, 1850
Scitala juvenis Blackburn, 1907
Scitala rorida Burmeister, 1855
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Sericesthis antennalis Blackburn, 1907
Sericesthis carnei Britton, 1987
Sericesthis consanguinea Blackburn, 1907Wheat root scarab
Sericesthis geminata Boisduval, 1835Pruinose scarab
Sericesthis harti Sharp, 1890Yellowhead Cockchafer
Sericesthis ignota Britton, 1987
Sericesthis micans Blackburn, 1890
Sericesthis nigra Lea, 1919Small pasture scarab
Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835Dusky pasture scarab
Sericesthis parallela Blackburn, 1890
Sericesthis suturalis MacLeay, 1871
Sericesthis vigilans Sharp, 1890
Telura petiolata Britton, 1987
Telura vitticollis Erichson, 1842
Xylonichus eucalypti Boisduval, 1835
Xylonichus eucalypti eucalypti
Xylonichus monticola Blackburn, 1911
Xylonichus piliger Blanchard, 1851
Xylonichus sternalis Blackburn, 1912
Xylonychus monticola Blackburn, 1911
Xylonychus sternalis Blackburn, 1912

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Victoria
TribeAutomoliini
Britton, 1978
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeComophorini
Britton, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiphucephalini
Laporte, 1840
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
3
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
7
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMaechidini
Burmeister, 1855
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhyllotocidiini
Britton, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
7
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
4
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeStethaspini
Burmeister, 1855
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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