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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
440
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
379
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
54
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
54
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
43
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
1
6
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
1 Genera with 6 Species
Phyllophaga Harris, 1935June beetles6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
6 Species
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) setifera Burmeister, 1855Highfin blenny
Phyllophaga aequata Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga costaricensis Moser, 1918
Phyllophaga elenans Saylor, 1938
Phyllophaga hondurasana Moser, 1921
Phyllophaga tegenara Saylor, 1935


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