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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
78
1509
6505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
71
1262
5308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
170
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
170
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
120
770
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
18
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
6 Genera with 48 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 194111SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18798SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 191426SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1758Billy witch1SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1823Lined June Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
48 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 heurni Moser, 1924
Lepidiota horni Moser, 1924
Lepidiota ingrata Heller, 1914
Lepidiota macrolepida Moser, 1913
Lepidiota maculata Brenske, 1900
Lepidiota milneana Moser, 1913
Lepidiota nigricollis Kirsch, 1877
Lepidiota papua Heller, 1914
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 scutata Moser, 1913
Lepidiota scutellata MacLeay, 1884
Lepidiota semonis Brenske, 1900
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
Rhopaea verreauxi Blanchard, 1851Cocksfoot Grub

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
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