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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
867
12703
43499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
864
12693
43484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
785
12404
42840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
474
10107
37605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
124
3119
9788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
109
2749
8191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
292
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
292
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
245
626
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
54
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
15
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
15 Genera with 56 Species
Allothnonius Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1801European Chafers6SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonotus Bell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1801Billy witch3SpeciesTaxom
Metatrogus Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles26SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1830Lined June Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Allothnonius brooksi Britton, 1978
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) majale Razoumowsky, 1789European Chafer
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon ochraceus Knoch, 1801
Cyphonotus incertus
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Holotrichia (Holotrichia) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Lepidiota caudata Blackburn, 1890Caudata canegrub
Lepidiota consobrina Girault, 1918Consobrina cane grub
Lepidiota grata Blackburn, 1890
Lepidiota laciniata Britton, 1978
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Metatrogus praeceps Britton, 1978
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) balia Say, 1825
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) congrua LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cribrosa LeConte, 1853
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) epigaea Wickham, 1903
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) forsteri Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticula Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilicis Knoch, 1801
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) implicita Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) incuria Sanderson, 1942
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longispina Smith, 1889
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) luctuosa Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvidens LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugosa Melsheimer, 1845Rugose June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sequoiana Saylor, 1936Olive blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sodalis Reinhard, 1940Striated sabretooth blenny
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) torta LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens Horn, 1887
Phyllophaga cometes Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga darlingtoni Sanderson, 1940
Phyllophaga hemilissa Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) nigra Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) sobrina Casey, 1914
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) variolosa Hentz, 1830Variegated June Beetle
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Rhopaea decipiens Lea, 1919
Rhopaea heterodactyla Germar, 1848
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
Schizonycha capensis Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha fartula Péringuey, 1904

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Great Britain
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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