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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
608
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
533
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
191
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
191
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
181
438
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
34
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
3 Genera with 18 Species
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 185917SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
18 Species
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha abscondita Pope, 1960
Schizonycha constrata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fimbriata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha humilis
Schizonycha kochi Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha manicana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha mediocris
Schizonycha piceonigra Pope, 1960
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha quaesita Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha russula Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha spuria Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960


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