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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Far North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
4590
8423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
476
4586
8423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
449
4477
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
3749
7132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1250
2544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
78
1059
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
148
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
148
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
112
394
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
29
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Far North Queensland
9 Genera with 26 Species
Allothnonius Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 187519SpeciesTaxom
Metatrogus Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudholophylla1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Far North Queensland
26 Species
Allothnonius barretti Britton, 1978
Anoxia (Mesanoxia) australis Gyllenhal, 1817
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Lepidiota argentea Britton, 1978
Lepidiota aspera Britton, 1978
Lepidiota caudata Blackburn, 1890Caudata canegrub
Lepidiota comes Britton, 1978
Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918Consobrina cane grub
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota gibbifrons Britton, 1978
Lepidiota grata Blackburn, 1890
Lepidiota laevis Arrow, 1932Paspalum white grub
Lepidiota lepidosterna Lea, 1926
Lepidiota oblonga Brenske, 1900
Lepidiota perkinsi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota podicalis Moser, 1913
Lepidiota quinaria Britton, 1978
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota rubrior Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota sororia Moser, 1913Canegrub
Lepidiota sparsa Britton, 1978
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Metatrogus praeceps Britton, 1978
Pseudholophylla cavifrons Lea, 1919
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
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