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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1270
4184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
1029
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
254
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
254
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
234
884
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
37
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
9 Genera with 46 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Brachylepis Kolbe, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Homoeoschiza Kolbe, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Lepidomela Kolbe, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Phiara Brenske, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 193932SpeciesTaxom
Trichoschiza Moser, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
46 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apogonia abyssinica Kolbe, 1899
Apogonia impressipyga Frey, 1962
Apogonia kilimana Kolbe, 1899
Brachylepis turmensis Sehnal, 2018
Brachylepis werneri LaCroix, 2009
Homoeoschiza aberrans neghellina Gridelli, 1939
Lepidomela borana Gridelli, 1939
Pegylis gestroi Brenske, 1895
Pegylis majori Sehnal, 2017
Pegylis pilosa LaCroix, 2008
Pegylis vestita Brenske, 1895
Pegylis zavattarii Gridelli, 1939
Phiara pseudoaberrans Gridelli, 1939
Rhizotrogus schimperi Blanchard, 1851
Schizonycha abyssinica Blanchard, 1851
Schizonycha angustata Kolbe, 1895
Schizonycha angustata angustata
Schizonycha borana Gridelli, 1939
Schizonycha bottegoi Brenske, 1895
Schizonycha castanea Moser, 1917
Schizonycha cervina Reiche, 1849
Schizonycha diredauana Moser, 1917
Schizonycha flaveola Moser, 1917
Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha flavorufa Moser, 1917
Schizonycha fulvipennis Moser, 1914
Schizonycha gallana Brenske, 1895
Schizonycha hamifera Moser, 1914
Schizonycha imitatrix Moser, 1914
Schizonycha integra Fairmaire, 1893
Schizonycha kristenseni Moser, 1914
Schizonycha kristensi Moser, 1914
Schizonycha minuta Raffray, 1877
Schizonycha occipitalis Raffray, 1877
Schizonycha parallela Moser, 1914
Schizonycha parvula Brenske, 1895
Schizonycha pseudoparvula Gridelli, 1939
Schizonycha rufula Moser, 1914
Schizonycha squamosa Raffray, 1877
Schizonycha squamulata Brenske, 1895
Schizonycha stenolepis Moser, 1914
Schizonycha suturalis Moser, 1914
Schizonycha testacea Moser, 1917
Schizonycha trichostetha Moser, 1914
Schizonycha verruciventris Moser, 1914
Schizonycha zavattarii Gridelli, 1939
Trichoschiza gracilipes Moser, 1917

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
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