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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
450
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
450
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
408
2110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
125
923
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
17
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
17 Genera with 97 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Asthenopholis Brenske, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Beriqua Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Coniopholis Erichson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Globulischiza Frey, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoglossa Brenske, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Holisonycha Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1790Billy witch8SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1837June beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1856Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Psilonychus Burmeister, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdopholis Burmeister, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 196064SpeciesTaxom
Trichoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
97 Species
Asthenopholis crypsis Harrison, 2009
Asthenopholis minor Brenske, 1898
Asthenopholis subfasciata Blanchard, 1851
Beriqua modesta Péringuey, 1904
Coniopholis capensis Nonfried, 1906
Globulischiza squamosa Frey, 1974
Glyptoglossa acta Evans, 1988
Glyptoglossa alia Evans, 1988
Glyptoglossa burmeisteri Brenske, 1898
Glyptoglossa capensis Evans, 1988
Glyptoglossa dispar Péringuey, 1904
Glyptoglossa lurida Brumeister, 1855
Glyptoglossa namaquensis Péringuey, 1904
Holisonycha mellila Peringeuy, 1904
Lepidiota laevis Arrow, 1932Paspalum white grub
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha caffra Thunberg, 1818
Melolontha fuliginosa Fairmaire, 1889
Melolontha haemorrhoa Thunberg, 1818
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha pilosella
Melolontha setigera
Melolontha virens Herbst, 1790
Pegylis pondoensis Arrow, 1943
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Pegylis vittata Fahraeus, 1857
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) drakii Kirby, 1837
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Psilonychus perturbator Péringuey, 1904
Rhabdopholis costipennis Boheman, 1857
Rhabdopholis margaretae Harrison, 2004
Rhabdopholis robertsi Harrison, 2004
Schizonycha (Schizonycha) globator Fabricius, 1781
Schizonycha abrupta Pope, 1960
Schizonycha abscondita Pope, 1960
Schizonycha affinis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha barda Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha boschimana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha capensis Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha cervina Reiche, 1849
Schizonycha ciliata Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha citima Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha comosa (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Schizonycha laticia Pope, 1960
Schizonycha consueta Kolbe, 1895
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha crinita Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha debilis (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Schizonycha lebidis Pope, 1960
Schizonycha deceptor Pope, 1960
Schizonycha dissensa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha divulsa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha effecta
Schizonycha effeta Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha elegans Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fartula Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fatidica Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fimbriata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha fraudigera Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha geilenkeuseri Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha gonaqua Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha gonaquoides Pope, 1960
Schizonycha immixta Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inostralis Pope, 1960
Schizonycha insuesa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha kochi Pope, 1960
Schizonycha languens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha laticia Pope, 1960
Schizonycha lebidis Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha mediastina Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha mimocontinens Pope, 1960
Schizonycha natalensis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha neglecta Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha nigricornis Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha noscitata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha ovatula Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha pauperata Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha perforata Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha peringueyi Von Dalle Torre, 1912
Schizonycha pseudosquamifera Pope, 1960
Schizonycha puerilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha quaesita Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha rotunda Pope, 1960
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha rugosa Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha saga Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha saginata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha scabiosa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha spuria Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha tumida Castelnau, 1840
Schizonycha unicolor Herbst, 1790
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha valvata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha vryburgensis Pope, 1960

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Cape
SubtribeLeucopholina
Burmeister, 1855
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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