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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region West Germany (Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
615
6657
19979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
373
5421
17205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
108
1911
6970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
94
1701
6038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
110
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
110
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
88
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
14
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
14 Genera with 29 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1775European Chafers3SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1805Monkey Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Lepithrix Nietner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrix Lepeletier &..., 18621SpeciesTaxom
Maladera Mulsant, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1812Billy witch3SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 17862SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1758Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19715SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 18623SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
29 Species
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) assimile Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon ruficorne Fabricius, 1775
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Hoplia argentea Poda, 1761
Hoplia graminicola Fabricius, 1792
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Hoplia pollinosa (Krynicky, 1832)⇒ Hoplia parvula Krynicki, 1832
Hoplia praticola Duftschmidt, 1805
Lepithrix germanica Heer, 1862
Lepitrix germanica O. Heer, 1862
Maladera (Maladera) holosericea Scopoli, 1772
Maladera spinitibialis G. Statz, 1952
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha pectoralis (Megerle von ..., 1812)⇒ Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Omaloplia alternata Küster, 1849
Omaloplia nigromarginata Herbst, 1786
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga dasypoda Bates, 1888
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus longimanus Heer, 1847
Rhizotrogus marginipes Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895
Serica brunna Linnaeus, 1758
Serica minutula (O. Heer, 1862)⇒ Gynaecoserica pellecta Brenske, 1896

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in West Germany
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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