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Checklist for Subfamily Melolonthinae Samouelle, 1819 (May Beetles and Junebugs)
and region Zululand District (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
281
1665
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1665
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1631
2246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1405
2008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
52
488
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
408
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
83
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
83
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
72
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zululand District
8 Genera with 11 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Eriesthis Dejean, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Hoplia Illiger, 1775Monkey Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lepitrichula Schein, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Monochelus Berthold, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Pleophylla Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Trochalus Laporte, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zululand District
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Eriesthis fallax Burmeister, 1844
Eriesthis guttata Burmeister, 1844
Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775
Lepitrichula setosa Burmeister, 1844
Monochelus calcaratus Burmeister, 1844
Monochelus princeps Péringuey, 1902
Pleophylla navicularis Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha affinis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha frontalis Moser, 1921
Trochalus zuluensis Frey, 1968

Subnodes of Melolonthinae with occurrences in Zululand District
TribeHopliini
Burmeister, 1855
Monkey beetles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSericini
Hope, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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