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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Wales (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
4876
13111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4870
13102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4793
12943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
4054
11605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
86
1219
3304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
79
1082
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
80
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
80
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
63
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wales
14 Genera with 27 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Colobostoma Blanchard, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Heteronyx Guérin-Ménev..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch2SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1887June beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotocidium Blackburn, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Trichesthes Erichson, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 18011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wales
27 Species
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Colobostoma castaneus Lea, 1919
Heteronyx agricola Blackburn, 1910
Heteronyx dimidiata Erichson, 1842
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) balia Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Phyllotocidium bimaculiflavum Lea, 1917
Phyllotocidium viridis Britton, 1957
Pseudoheteronyx creber Blackburn, 1908
Pseudoheteronyx laticollis Blackburn, 1908
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Rhopaea decipiens Lea, 1919
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922
Trichesthes tristis Fabricius, 1787
Trochalus discoideus Fabricius, 1801

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Wales
TribeHeteronychini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhyllotocidiini
Britton, 1957
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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