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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
79
1132
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
73
1032
2094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
82
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
82
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
72
163
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
9
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
4
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
4 Genera with 26 Species
Lachnosterna Hope, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leucopholis Blanchard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1947June beetles23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
26 Species
Lachnosterna guadulpensis Blanchard, 1837
Leucopholis pulverulenta Burmeister, 1855
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) sanbarthensis Chalumeau & ..., 1976
Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) stehlei Chalumeau, 1985
Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) vandinei Smyth, 1917
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga antiguae Arrow, 1920
Phyllophaga apicalis Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga cneda Saylor, 1940
Phyllophaga crena Saylor, 1941
Phyllophaga denticulata Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga discalis Chapin, 1935
Phyllophaga fuscipennis Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga iviei Chalumeau, 1985
Phyllophaga latefissa Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga mariaegalantae Chalumeau & ..., 1976
Phyllophaga mariaegalante Chalumeau & ..., 1976
Phyllophaga microphylla Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga montserratensis Arrow, 1920
Phyllophaga patruelis Chevrolat, 1895
Phyllophaga patrueloides Paulian, 1947
Phyllophaga pauliani Chalumeau & ..., 1976
Phyllophaga plaei Blanchard, 1851
Phyllophaga sandersoniella Chalumeau & ..., 1976
Phyllophaga vitraci (Paulian, 1947)⇒ Phyllophaga fuscipennis Moser, 1918

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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