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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region South Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3060
8318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
82
1145
3824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
74
973
3209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
144
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
144
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
119
534
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
45
299
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Australia
8 Genera with 16 Species
Antitrogus Burmeister, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Megarhopaea Britton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Othnonius Olliff, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Pararhopaea Blackburn, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Zietzia Blackburn, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
16 Species
Antitrogus burmeisteri Blackburn, 1911
Antitrogus planiceps Blackburn, 1911
Holotrichia chondropyga Arrow, 1938
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota picticollis Lea, 1916Cane grub
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Megarhopaea gigas Lea, 1916
Othnonius batesi Olliff, 1890
Othnonius batesii Olliff, 1890Blacksoil scarab
Pararhopaea callabonnensis Blackburn, 1894
Pararhopaea minor Britton, 1978
Rhopaea australis Blackburn, 1888
Rhopaea heterodactyla Germar, 1848
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
Rhopaea pilosa Blackburn, 1911
Zietzia geologa Blackburn, 1894


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