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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
130
3704
14154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
119
3331
11800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
301
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
301
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
218
739
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
42
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
20
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
20 Genera with 67 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 194017SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Dasylepida Moser, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Heptophylla Motschoulsky, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Heptophyllla Motschulsky, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hexataenius Fairmaire, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hilyotrogus Fairmaire, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 195618SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1964Billy witch11SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Octoplasia Brenske, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1888June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Pollaplonyx Waterhouse, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1950Lined June Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosymmachia Dalle Torre, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Trematodes Falderman, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
67 Species and 19 Subspecies
Apogonia amida Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicarinata okinawana (Nomura, 1964)⇒ Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicarinata yaeyamana (Nomura, 1965)⇒ Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicavata (Arrow, 1913)⇒ Apogonia major bicavata Arrow, 1913
Apogonia cupreoviridis Kolbe, 1886
Apogonia ishiharai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia ishiharai iriei (Miyake, 1986)⇒ Apogonia ishiharai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia ishiharai yakushimana (Nomura, 1959)⇒ Apogonia ishiharai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia kamiyai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia laevicollis Lansberge, 1879
Apogonia major Waterhouse, 1875
Apogonia major bicavata Arrow, 1913
Apogonia major major
Apogonia niponica Lewis, 1895
Apogonia splendida (Boheman, 1858)⇒ Apogonia laevicollis Lansberge, 1879
Apogonia tanigawaensis Sawada, 1940
Brahmina mikado Itoh, 1996
Brahmina miyako Itoh, 1996
Brahmina sakishimana Nomura, 1965
Dasylepida ishigakiensis Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Heptophylla picea (Motschulsky, 1857)⇒ Heptophyllla picea Motschulsky, 1857
Heptophylla picea iriei Kusui, 1971
Heptophylla picea maenamii Nomura, 1969
Heptophylla picea picea
Heptophylla tosana Miyatake, 1963
Heptophyllla picea Motschulsky, 1857
Hexataenius protensus Fairmaire, 1891
Hilyotrogus yasuii Nomura, 1970
Holotrichia amamiana Nomura, 1964
Holotrichia aritai Nomura, 1964
Holotrichia convexopyga Moser, 1912
Holotrichia danjoensis Miyake & Ima..., 1982
Holotrichia diomphalia Bates, 1888
Holotrichia ernesti Reitter, 1902
Holotrichia kiotoensis (Niijima & Ki..., 1923)⇒ Holotrichia kiotonensis Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia kiotonensis Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia koraiensis Murayama, 1937
Holotrichia lata Brenske, 1892
Holotrichia loochooana Sawada, 1950
Holotrichia loochooana loochooana
Holotrichia loochooana okinawana Nomura, 1964
Holotrichia motschulskyi Saylor, 1937
Holotrichia niponensis Lewis, 1895
Holotrichia parallela (Motschulsky, 1854)⇒ Holotrichia kiotonensis Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia picea Waterhouse, 1875
Holotrichia tokara Nakane, 1956
Lachnosterna sororia (LeConte, 1856)⇒ Phyllophaga micans Knoch, 1801
Lepidiota trichosternus
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha frater Arrow, 1913
Melolontha frater frater
Melolontha incana Motschulsky, 1853
Melolontha insulana Burmeister, 1939
Melolontha japonica Burmeister, 1855
Melolontha masafumii Nomura, 1952
Melolontha satsumaensis Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Melolontha satsumaensis satsumaensis
Melolontha satsumaensis shikokuana Nomura, 1977
Melolontha tamina Nomura, 1964
Miridiba castanea Waterhouse, 1875
Miridiba hirsuta Itoh, 2001
Miridiba tuberculipennis Moser, 1913
Octoplasia basilanensis Itoh, 1996
Octoplasia prolixa Arrow, 1906
Octoplasia pseudogigantea (Itoh, 1996)⇒ Octoplasia prolixa Arrow, 1906
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) diffinis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Pollaplonyx (Polloplonyx) flavidus Waterhouse, 1875
Polyphylla (Granida) albolineata Motschulsky, 1861
Polyphylla (Gynexophylla) laticollis Lewis, 1887
Polyphylla laticollis laticollis
Polyphylla davidis Fairmaire, 1888
Polyphylla schoenfeldti Brenske, 1890
Polyphylla taiwana Sawada, 1950
Pseudosymmachia impressifrons Fairmaire, 1887
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
Sophrops kawadai Nomura, 1959
Sophrops kawadai kawadai
Sophrops kawadai okinawaensis Nomura, 1977
Sophrops konishii Nomura, 1970
Sophrops konishii konishii
Sophrops konishii yonaguniensis Nomura, 1970
Sophrops takatoshii Itoh, 1989
Trematodes tenebrioides Pallas, 1871

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Japan
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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