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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
126
3632
16165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
110
3187
13997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
361
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
361
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
290
1743
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
89
754
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
18
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
18 Genera with 106 Species
Allothnonius Britton, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Antitrogus Burmeister, 199325SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Asthenopholis Brenske, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hypolepida Britton, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 197848SpeciesTaxom
Metatrogus Britton, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Othnonius Olliff, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Pararhopaea Blackburn, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudholophylla3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoholophylla Blackburn, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Zietzia Blackburn, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
106 Species
Allothnonius barretti Britton, 1978
Allothnonius brooksi Britton, 1978
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) australis Gyllenhal, 1817
Antitrogus adamsi Britton, 1978
Antitrogus adustus Britton, 1978
Antitrogus batesii Olliff, 1890Blacksoil Scarab
Antitrogus brooksi Britton, 1978
Antitrogus burmeisteri Blackburn, 1911
Antitrogus carnei Britton, 1978
Antitrogus ciliatus Britton, 1978
Antitrogus circulifrons Britton, 1978
Antitrogus consanguineus Blackburn, 1911Southern one-year cane grub
Antitrogus costai Allsopp, 1993
Antitrogus gubbi Allsopp, 2003
Antitrogus morbillosus Blackburn, 1898Tableland pasture grub
Antitrogus mussoni Blackburn, 1892Cane grub
Antitrogus nox Britton, 1978
Antitrogus parilis Britton, 1978
Antitrogus parvulus Britton, 1978Childers cane grub
Antitrogus planiceps Blackburn, 1911
Antitrogus politus Lea, 1920
Antitrogus robertsi Britton, 1978
Antitrogus rugulosus Blackburn, 1911Nambour canegrub
Antitrogus setifer Britton, 1978
Antitrogus setifrons Britton, 1980
Antitrogus tasmanicus Burmeister, 1855
Antitrogus tumidifrons Britton, 1978
Antitrogus villosus Allsopp, 1993
Asthenopholis crypsis Harrison, 2009
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Dermolepida lixi Nonfried, 1894
Holotrichia chondropyga Arrow, 1938
Hypolepida braes Allsopp, 2020
Hypolepida wilsoni Britton, 1978
Lepidiota aenigma Britton, 1978
Lepidiota argentea Britton, 1978
Lepidiota arnhemensis Britton, 1978
Lepidiota aspera Britton, 1978
Lepidiota brittoni Allsopp & Wa..., 1995
Lepidiota cabala Britton, 1978
Lepidiota caudata Blackburn, 1890Caudata canegrub
Lepidiota ciliata Britton, 1978
Lepidiota clareae Allsopp, 1999
Lepidiota clypealis Moser, 1913
Lepidiota comes Britton, 1978
Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918Consobrina cane grub
Lepidiota contigua Britton, 1978
Lepidiota crinita Brenske, 1900Bundaberg canegrub
Lepidiota draconis Britton, 1978
Lepidiota flavipennis Lea, 1926
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota froggatti MacLeay, 1887Froggatt´s canegrub
Lepidiota gibbifrons Britton, 1978
Lepidiota grata Blackburn, 1890
Lepidiota grisea Britton, 1959Canegrub
Lepidiota helleri Moser, 1913
Lepidiota hylaea Britton, 1978
Lepidiota laciniata Britton, 1978
Lepidiota laevis Arrow, 1932Paspalum white grub
Lepidiota lepidosterna Lea, 1926
Lepidiota lewisae Britton, 1978
Lepidiota negatoria Blackburn, 1912Canegrub
Lepidiota noxia Britton, 1985Canegrub
Lepidiota oblonga Brenske, 1900
Lepidiota perkinsi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota picticollis Lea, 1916Cane grub
Lepidiota podicalis Moser, 1913
Lepidiota quinaria Britton, 1978
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota rubrior Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota salax Britton, 1978
Lepidiota sororia Moser, 1913Canegrub
Lepidiota sparsa Britton, 1978
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Lepidiota sticta Britton, 1978
Lepidiota stradbrokensis Lea, 1919
Lepidiota townsvillensis Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota trichosternus
Lepidiota trihomines Allsopp, 1990
Lepidiota ultima Britton, 1978
Lepidiota verna Britton, 1978
Lepidiota yorkensis Britton, 1978
Metatrogus castaneus Britton, 1978
Metatrogus lukei Allsopp, 1999
Metatrogus praeceps Britton, 1978
Metatrogus septuosus Britton, 1978
Othnonius batesi Olliff, 1890
Othnonius batesii Olliff, 1890Blacksoil scarab
Pararhopaea callabonnensis Blackburn, 1894
Pararhopaea moffatensis Allsopp, 1990
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Pseudholophylla cavifrons Lea, 1919
Pseudholophylla furfuracea Burmeister, 1855
Pseudholophylla lepidoptera Blackburn, 1912
Pseudoholophylla cavifrons Lea, 1919
Rhopaea assimilis Blackburn, 1911
Rhopaea decipiens Lea, 1919
Rhopaea heterodactyla Germar, 1848
Rhopaea hirtuosa Blackburn, 1898
Rhopaea laticollis Blackburn, 1911
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
Rhopaea pilosa Blackburn, 1911
Rhopaea verreauxi Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot Grub
Rhopaea verreauxii Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot grub
Xenotrogus vestita Arrow, 1915
Zietzia geologa Blackburn, 1894

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in East Australia
SubtribeLeucopholina
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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