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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
65
1244
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
61
1056
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
172
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
146
539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
36
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
19
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
19 Genera with 71 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 0European Chafers5SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Chilotrogus Reitter, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Chioneosoma Kraatz, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 193617SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonotus Bell, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonoxia Reitter, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Haplidia Hope, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Holochelus Reitter, 196515SpeciesTaxom
Lasiexis Semenov-tian..., 19364SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 0Billy witch5SpeciesTaxom
Microlontha Petrovitz, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Microphylla Kraatz, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Panotrogus Reitter, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1964June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1902Lined June Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
71 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amphimallon solstitiale setosum Brenske, 1902
Amphimallon caucasicum Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon leuthneri (Reitter, 1902)⇒ Amphimallon fissiceps Fairmaire, 1860
Amphimallon vernale persicum Petrovitz, 1970
Amphimallon vernale vernale
Anoxia (Anoxia) pilosa (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Anoxia villosa Fabricius, 1781
Apogonia belutschistanica Petrovitz, 1958
Brahmina glabrithoracica Keith, 2003
Brahmina persicola Petrovitz, 1980
Brahmina primaeveris Semenov-tian..., 1936
Chilotrogus farsensis Keith, 2003
Chilotrogus matejiceki Miessen, Uli..., 2020
Chilotrogus panotrogoides Reitter, 1905
Chilotrogus schoolmeestersi Miessen, Uli..., 2020
Chioneosoma (Aleucolomus) vulpinum Gyllenhall, 1817
Chioneosoma porosum Fischer, 1823
Cryptotrogus borumandi Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus brenskei Reitter, 1895
Cryptotrogus ebrahimii Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus miesseni Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus miksici Petrovitz, 1965
Cryptotrogus mirzayansi Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus monodi Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus morgani Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus niveus Hampe, 1852
Cryptotrogus orita Reitter, 1902
Cryptotrogus parallelus Montreuil & ..., 2017
Cryptotrogus paupera Hampe, 1852
Cryptotrogus praestabilis Reitter, 1889
Cryptotrogus tatianae Semenov-Tian..., 1936
Cryptotrogus zarudniana Semenov-tian..., 1936
Cryptotrogus zarudnianus Semenov & S...., 1936
Cryptotrogus zarudnyi Semenov-Tian..., 1936
Cyphonotus testaceus Pallas, 1781
Cyphonoxia glasunowi Semenov, 1897
Cyphonoxia kermanensis Semenov-tian..., 1936
Cyphonoxia praestabilis Reitter, 1889
Cyphonoxia tatianae Semenov-tian..., 1936
Cyphonoxia zarudnyi Semenov-tian..., 1936
Haplidia iranica Petrovitz, 1970
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) brenskei Reitter, 1888
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) caucasicus Gyllenhal, 1817
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) fallax Marseul, 1879
Holochelus (Miltotrogus) mimicus Reitter, 1902
Holochelus fallaciosus Nonveiller, 1965
Holochelus fusculus Nonveiller, 1965
Holochelus hivae Montreuil & ..., 2022
Holochelus jelineki Keith, BezdÄ..., 2022
Holochelus kerimi Rey, 1994
Holochelus mikatorum Keith, BezdÄ..., 2022
Holochelus nadaii Keith, 2003
Holochelus parvus Nonveiller, 1965
Holochelus pseudonadaii Keith, 2003
Holochelus rusticus Faldermann, 1835
Holochelus zimmermanni Nonveiller, 1965
Lasiexis dilaticollis Ballion, 1870
Lasiexis ebrahimii Montreuil & ..., 2022
Lasiexis persicola Petrovitz, 1980
Lasiexis primaeveris Semenov & S...., 1936
Melolontha (Apropyga) aceris (Faldermann, 1835)⇒ Melolontha afflicta Ballion, 1870
Melolontha borumandi Montreuil, 2012
Melolontha kraatzi Reitter, 1906
Melolontha macrophylla Fischer, 1830
Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis
Microlontha iranica Uliana & Keith, 2022
Microphylla paupera Hampe, 1852
Panotrogus myschenkowi Ballion, 1871
Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens Theodor & Me..., 1964
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla adspersa Motschulsky, 1853
Polyphylla persica Brenske, 1902
Rhizotrogus aestivus A. G. Olivier, 1789

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Iran
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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