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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
278
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
278
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
248
859
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
41
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
4
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
4 Genera with 34 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 190431SpeciesTaxom
Syngeneschiza Brenske, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
34 Species
Apogonia curtula Péringuey, 1892
Apogonia kunenensis LaCroix, 2008
Schizonycha abenaba Pope, 1960
Schizonycha clypealis Pope, 1960
Schizonycha damarina Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha disputabilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha exasperans (Péringuey, 1904)⇒ Schizonycha geilenkeuseri Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha feirana Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha geilenkeuseri Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha gonaquoides Pope, 1960
Schizonycha increta Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inedita Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inereta
Schizonycha infantilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha inops Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha jordani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha livida Klug, 1855
Schizonycha marginata Pope, 1960
Schizonycha meracula Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha minor Pope, 1960
Schizonycha neglecta Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha ovampoana Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha profuga Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha puerilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha transvaalica Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha tumida Castelnau, 1840
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha windhoekensis Pope, 1960
Schizonycha zambesiana (Péringuey, 1904)⇒ Schizonycha livida Klug, 1855
Syngeneschiza omrramba Péringuey, 1904


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