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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region West Suffolk (Suffolk, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2583
4517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2582
4517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2521
4416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
2154
3921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
723
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
612
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
66
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
66
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
56
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Suffolk
10 Genera with 18 Species
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Diplotaxis Kirby, 1825Wall-Rockets2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Liparetrus Guérin-Ménev..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Metatrogus Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1903June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Scitala Erichson, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Serica MacLeay, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Suffolk
18 Species
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Diplotaxis punctata LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Diplotaxis sordida Say, 1825
Hoplia (Hoplia) trifasciata Say, 1823Three lined Hoplia
Hoplia philanthus Füessly, 1775Welsh Chafer
Lepidiota caudata Blackburn, 1890Caudata canegrub
Lepidiota grata Blackburn, 1890
Lepidiota laciniata Britton, 1978
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Liparetrus discipennis Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Metatrogus praeceps Britton, 1978
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cribrosa LeConte, 1853
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) epigaea Wickham, 1903
Rhopaea heterodactyla Germar, 1848
Scitala sericans Erichson, 1842Shiny pasture scarab
Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in West Suffolk
TribeDiplotaxini
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLiparetrini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScitalini
Britton, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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