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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
490
12882
67015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
126
3841
14086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
115
3441
12251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
320
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
320
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
263
836
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
32
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
9 Genera with 28 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1817European Chafers4SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Holocnemus Simon, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 0Billy witch4SpeciesTaxom
Othnonius Olliff, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1824June beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 19712SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 18982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
28 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) ochraceum (Knoch, 1801)⇒ Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Amphimallon (Amphimallon) solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758Cliff Beetle
Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758
Amphimallon fallenii Gyllenhall, 1817
Anoxia villosa villosa Fabricius, 1781
Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis Krynizky, 1832
Holocnemus pluchei Scopoli, 1763
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801
Melolontha pectoralis pectoralis
Othnonius batesi Olliff, 1890
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anxia LeConte, 1850Cranberry White Grub
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenulata Frölich, 1792
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) elizoria Saylor, 1937
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) elongata Linell, 1896
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca Frölich, 1792Northern June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) futilis LeConte, 1850Gibbous June beetle
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubiginosa LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida LeConte, 1856
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata Say, 1824
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) decemlineata Say, 1823Ten-lined June Beetle
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla fullo fullo Linnaeus, 1758
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) hammondi LeConte, 1856Aquatic oligochaete worm
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Rhizotrogus maculicollis Villa, 1833
Rhizotrogus tingis (Baraud, 1971)⇒ Rhizotrogus carduorum Erichson, 1841
Schizonycha africana (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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