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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1569
2912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
1258
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
38
337
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
36
313
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
93
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
93
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
77
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
16
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kerala
7 Genera with 12 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Asactopholis Brenske, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cyphochilus Waterhouse, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Leucopholis Blanchard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 19733SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
12 Species
Apogonia keralana Kobayashi, 2021
Asactopholis squamipennis Burmeister, 1855
Cyphochilus candidus Olivier, 1789
Holotrichia farinosa Nonfried, 1891
Holotrichia fissa Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia rugans Frey, 1972
Holotrichia sculpticollis Blanchard, 1851
Leucopholis coneophora Burmeister, 1855Coconut root grub
Schizonycha fuscescens Blanchard, 1851
Sophrops iridipennis Brenske, 1892
Sophrops kaszabi Frey, 1972
Sophrops keralensis Frey, 1973


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