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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Senegal (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
1080
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
50
864
1958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
220
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
220
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
200
682
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
14
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
5 Genera with 15 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pholidochris Kolbe, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 185110SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apogonia africana Castelnau, 1840
Apogonia encausta Kolbe, 1899
Holotrichia senegalensis Nonfried, 1892
Lepidiota africana Brenske, 1892
Pholidochris brenskei Kolbe, 1894
Pholidochris kolbei Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha africana (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha amoena Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha angustata Kolbe, 1895
Schizonycha angustata angustata
Schizonycha armipes Moser, 1914
Schizonycha crenata Gyllenhal, 1817
Schizonycha flavicornis Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha fulvicornis Moser, 1919
Schizonycha heudelotii Blanchard, 1851
Schizonycha heudelottii Blanchard, 1851


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