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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1731
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1679
2638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1434
2343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
70
675
1156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
65
582
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
86
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
86
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
66
168
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
16
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
5
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cairns
5 Genera with 14 Species
Anoxia Laporte, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 187510SpeciesTaxom
Pseudholophylla1SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
14 Species
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) australis Gyllenhal, 1817
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Lepidiota caudata Blackburn, 1890Caudata canegrub
Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918Consobrina cane grub
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota laevis Arrow, 1932Paspalum white grub
Lepidiota perkinsi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota quinaria Britton, 1978
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota rubrior Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota sparsa Britton, 1978
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Pseudholophylla cavifrons Lea, 1919
Xenotrogus vestita Arrow, 1915


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