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Checklist of Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2212
3737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2210
3735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2162
3656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1743
3045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
547
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
55
490
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
36
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
36
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
27
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
4 Genera with 5 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758European Chafers2SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1912June beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
5 Species
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) atrum Herbst, 1790
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Anoxia africana Laporte, 1832
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Phyllophaga smithi Arrow, 1912Brown hardback beetle

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Mauritius
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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