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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2409
8956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
244
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
244
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
181
1045
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
29
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
9 Genera with 62 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 194111SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18798SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 191433SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Polyphyllum Blanchard, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19155SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
62 Species
Apogonia alkmaarensis Heller, 1914
Apogonia arta Karsch, 1882
Apogonia centralis Arrow, 1941
Apogonia duebayensis Kobayashi, 2014
Apogonia irianjayana Kobayashi, 2014
Apogonia lanata Frey, 1964
Apogonia papua Lansberge, 1880
Apogonia pseudopapua Kobayashi, 2014
Apogonia sakamakii Kobayashi, 2014
Apogonia vossi Frey, 1964
Apogonia waigeana Arrow, 1941
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Dermolepida annulitarse Heller, 1914
Dermolepida cyclops Britton, 1957
Dermolepida meeki Britton, 1957
Dermolepida nigrum Nonfried, 1894
Dermolepida noxium Britton, 1957
Dermolepida papuanum Brenske, 1895
Dermolepida uniforme Fairmaire, 1879
Lepidiota astrolabensis Heller, 1914
Lepidiota bonguana Brenske, 1895
Lepidiota brunnea Moser, 1913
Lepidiota corporaali Moser, 1924
Lepidiota elongata Heller, 1914
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota heurni Moser, 1924
Lepidiota horni Moser, 1924
Lepidiota impressifrons Moser, 1913
Lepidiota ingrata Heller, 1914
Lepidiota macrolepida Moser, 1913
Lepidiota maculata Brenske, 1900
Lepidiota microlepida Moser, 1913
Lepidiota milneana Moser, 1913
Lepidiota nigricollis Kirsch, 1877
Lepidiota papua Heller, 1914
Lepidiota pentaphylla Moser, 1913
Lepidiota pruinosula Heller, 1921
Lepidiota quinqueflabellata Moser, 1926
Lepidiota quinquelineata MacLeay, 1884
Lepidiota reuleauxi Brenske, 1892
Lepidiota rhizotrogoides Heller, 1914
Lepidiota robusta Moser, 1926
Lepidiota rugifrons Moser, 1913
Lepidiota salomona Moser, 1913
Lepidiota scutata Moser, 1913
Lepidiota scutellata MacLeay, 1884
Lepidiota semonis Brenske, 1900
Lepidiota serraticollis Moser, 1913
Lepidiota squalida MacLeay, 1886
Lepidiota squamuligera Kirsch, 1877
Lepidiota stimulans Heller, 1914
Lepidiota valida Heller, 1914
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphyllum rubrescens Blanchard, 1851
Rhopaea verreauxi Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot Grub
Schizonycha canala Paulian, 1991
Xenotrogus bisquamulata Moser, 1919
Xenotrogus salomoensis Moser, 1919
Xenotrogus solomonensis Moser, 1919
Xenotrogus subnitida Arrow, 1915
Xenotrogus vestita Arrow, 1915

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

Taxom



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