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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1799
4593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1539
3606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
356
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
356
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
328
1122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
58
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
58 Genera with 169 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPSTZ
Ablabera Erichson, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ablaberoides Blanchard, 185710SpeciesTaxom
Achloa Erichson, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Aliaclitopa2SpeciesTaxom
Allokotarsa Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 20088SpeciesTaxom
Atysilla Strand, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Aulacoserica Brenske, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Autoserica Brenske, 1904Garden beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Camenta Erichson, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Camentoserica Brenske, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogonia Melichar, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Chariodema Blanchard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Clitopa Erichson, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Congella Péringuey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtocamenta Brenske, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Diaphoroserica Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dichecephala Brenske, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Empecamenta Brenske, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Entyposis Kolbe, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Etiserica Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eulepida Kolbe, 20105SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterochelus Burmeister, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Hoplebaea1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Hyboserica Péringuey, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Idaecamenta Péringuey, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Idaeserica Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrichula Schein, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Leptrichula1SpeciesTaxom
Makalaka Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Malawinophylla1SpeciesTaxom
Microcamenta Brenske, 01SpeciesTaxom
Microtrochalus Brenske, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Neoserica Brenske, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oedanomerus Waterhouse, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Oocamenta Péringuey, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Outeniqua Péringuey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Periclitopa Brenske, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Philoserica Brenske, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotrochalus Quedenfeldt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Psilonychus Burmeister, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Scaphorhina Quedenfeldt, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 190436SpeciesTaxom
Sebakwe Decelle, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 19043SpeciesTaxom
Spathoschiza Arrow, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerotrochalus Brenske, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Stenoserica Brenske, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Suntemnonycha Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Triodontella Reitter, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 190412SpeciesTaxom
Zimbabuephylla1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
169 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ablabera matabelena Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides breviusculus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides cognatus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides crassus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides ditissimus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides emeritus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides flavipennis Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides laetulus Péringuey, 1904
Ablaberoides loangwanus Moser, 1918
Ablaberoides obtusus Fahraeus, 1857
Ablaberoides testaceus Fahraeus, 1857
Achloa payoni LaCroix, 1997
Aliaclitopa praecalva Péringuey, 1904
Aliaclitopa snizeki LaCroix, 2003
Allokotarsa rotundicollis Péringuey, 1904
Apogonia australensis LaCroix, 2008
Apogonia fallax
Apogonia improba Péringuey, 1904
Apogonia marshalli (Arrow, 1902)⇒ Ceratogonia bicornuta Kolbe, 1899
Apogonia mashona Péringuey, 1904
Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Apogonia ovata (Fåhraeus, 1857)⇒ Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Apogonia uhligi LaCroix, 2008
Atysilla fallax Péringuey, 1904
Atysilla inscita Péringuey, 1904
Atysilla simplex Péringuey, 1904
Aulacoserica affinis Moser, 1918
Autoserica annectens Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica ciliaticollis Moser, 1917
Autoserica concordans Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica distinguenda Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica fartula Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica lucidula Péringuey, 1892
Autoserica proteana Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica rhodesiana Péringuey, 1904
Autoserica seriata Moser, 1917
Autoserica sulcigera Moser, 1917
Autoserica tessellata Péringuey, 1904
Camenta mashona Péringuey, 1904
Camenta matebelena
Camenta salisburiana Péringuey, 1904
Camenta zambesina Péringuey, 1904
Camentoserica livida Boheman, 1860
Ceratogonia bicornuta Kolbe, 1899
Chariodema vittata Blanchard, 1850
Clitopa bohemani Blanchard, 1851
Clitopa capra Arrow, 1902
Clitopa rufiventris Boheman, 1857
Clitopa zambesina Péringuey, 1904
Congella mashunensis Péringuey, 1902
Cyrtocamenta sebakuensis Péringuey, 1904
Diaphoroserica (Diaphoroserica) mashona Péringuey, 1904
Dichecephala ovata Fahraeus, 1857
Empecamenta mashona Péringuey, 1904
Empecamenta matabelena Péringuey, 1904
Empecamenta nigra Arrow, 1902
Empecamenta rhodesiana Péringuey, 1904
Empecamenta zambesina Péringuey, 1904
Entyposis mendax Péringuey, 1904
Eriesthis aequatoria Fairmaire, 1887
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis guttata Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis hypocrita Péringuey, 1902
Eriesthis rhodesiana Schein, 1959
Etiserica simplex Péringuey, 1904
Eulepida anatina Brenske, 1896
Eulepida mashona Arrow, 1902
Eulepida niveata Sehnal, 2018
Eulepida tschindeana Péringuey, 1904
Eulepida werneri LaCroix, 2010
Heterochelus centralis Schein, 1959
Heterochelus ovamboensis Kulzer, 1960
Heterochelus suspectus Boheman, 1860
Hoplebaea mashunensis Péringuey, 1902
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Hyboserica uhligi Fabrizi, Ebe..., 2019
Idaecamenta brevipes Arrow, 1932
Idaecamenta jucunda Péringuey, 1904
Idaeserica gratula Péringuey, 1904
Lepitrichula lanata Boheman, 1857
Lepitrichula setosa Burmeister, 1844
Leptrichula lanata Boheman, 1857
Makalaka rhodesiana Péringuey, 1908
Malawinophylla inyangae Lacroix & Mo..., 2019
Microcamenta sebakwensis
Microtrochalus plagiger Péringuey, 1892
Monochelus calcaratus Burmeister, 1844
Monochelus pulcher Péringuey, 1885
Neoserica natalensis Brenske, 1901
Oedanomerus bidentatus Sehnal, 2018
Oedanomerus lupanus Sehnal, 2018
Oedanomerus snizeki LaCroix, 2005
Oedanomerus squamosus LaCroix, 2005
Oocamenta (Oocamenta) rufiventris Burmeister, 1855
Outeniqua festiva Péringuey, 1885
Outeniqua festiva festiva
Pegylis conspurcata Gerstaecker, 1867
Pegylis gracilis Burgeon, 1946
Pegylis mashuna Péringuey, 1904
Pegylis salernei LaCroix, 2008
Pegylis salernei salernei
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Pegylis vittata Fahraeus, 1857
Periclitopa sambesiana Nonfried, 1906
Philoserica vittata Blanchard, 1851
Pseudotrochalus validipes Moser, 1924
Psilonychus barkeri Péringuey, 1904
Psilonychus deridens Péringuey, 1904
Scaphorhina hirsuta Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha affinis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha ambigua Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha citima Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha confinis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha dilucida Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha disputabilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha divulsa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fatidica Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha feirana Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha gracilis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha ignava Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha infantilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inops Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livida Klug, 1855
Schizonycha manicana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha matabelema Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha matabelena Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha neglecta Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha parilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha paupercula (Péringuey, 1904)⇒ Schizonycha gracilis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha perplexabilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha profuga Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha rhodesiana Moser, 1920
Schizonycha rugosa Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha rurigena Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha salisburiana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha spectabilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha squamosetosa Moser, 1921
Schizonycha transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha tumida Castelnau, 1840
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha zambesiana (Péringuey, 1904)⇒ Schizonycha livida Klug, 1855
Sebakwe coriacea Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia discrepans Péringuey, 1904
Sparrmannia flava Arrow, 1917
Sparrmannia transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Spathoschiza debilis Arrow, 1902
Sphaerotrochalus matabelensis Moser, 1921
Sphaerotrochalus robustus Blanchard, 1850
Stenoserica deceptor Péringuey, 1892
Stenoserica zambesiana Brancsik, 1898
Stenoserica zambesicola Péringuey, 1904
Suntemnonycha collusor Péringuey, 1904
Triodontella rhodesiana Péringuey, 1904
Triodontella sebakuana Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus aeruginosa Burmeister, 1855
Trochalus byrrhinus Fahraeus, 1857
Trochalus exasperans Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus inops Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus mashunus Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus orbiculatus Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus rubricatus Boheman, 1860
Trochalus sebakuanus Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus sebakwanus
Trochalus tridentatus Moser, 1924
Trochalus urbanus Péringuey, 1904
Trochalus vagus Péringuey, 1904
Zimbabuephylla salernei LaCroix, 1997

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
TribeAblaberini
Blanchard, 1850
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMacrodactylini
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
7
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePachydemini
Reitter, 1902
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
15
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



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