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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
111
2717
9943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
101
2460
8688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
246
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
246
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
211
494
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
28
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
8 Genera with 29 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1823European Chafers12SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Chioneosoma Kraatz, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1775Billy witch4SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19715SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
29 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon atrum atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Amphimallon altaicum Mannerheim, 1825
Amphimallon ater (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Amphimallon atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon ruficorne Fabricius, 1775
Amphimallon volgense Fischer, 1823
Anoxia (Anoxia) villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Chioneosoma (Aleucolomus) vulpinum Gyllenhall, 1817
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha vulgaris (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) farcta LeConte, 1856Distended May beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus ater (Gebler, 1847)⇒ Amphimallon altaicum Mannerheim, 1825
Rhizotrogus cicatricosus Mulsant, 1842
Rhizotrogus ochraceum (Motschulsky, 1860)⇒ Chioneosoma vulpinum Gyllenhall, 1817
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Schizonycha divulsa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha elegans Péringuey, 1904

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Benelux
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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