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Checklist of Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
for Crete (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
251
1472
2560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
251
1472
2560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1458
2540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1185
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
46
459
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
427
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
37
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
37
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
30
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Crete
6 Genera with 12 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1855European Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 20226SpeciesTaxom
Aplidia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1933Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Crete
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon verticale Burmeister, 1855
Anoxia (Anoxia) caphtor Petrovitz, 1971
Anoxia (Anoxia) cretica Kiesenwetter, 1858
Anoxia (Anoxia) pasiphae Reitter, 1890
Anoxia pasiphae pasiphae
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) reisseri Petrovitz, 1964
Anoxia candiae Miessen & Sa..., 2022
Aplidia transversa Fabricius, 1801
Haplidia transversa cretica Petrovitz, 1971
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) albertischulzi Kuntzen, 1933
Polyphylla boryi albertischultzi Kuntzen, 1933
Rhizotrogus creticus (Brenske, 1891)⇒ Amphimallon atrum Herbst, 1790

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Crete
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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