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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
995
2460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
911
2272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
188
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
188
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
146
719
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
25
219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
12
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
12 Genera with 61 Species
Anomalochela Moser, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 191911SpeciesTaxom
Asactopholis Brenske, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Cyphochilus Waterhouse, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Leucopholis Blanchard, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 18999SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
61 Species
Anomalochela bicolor Brenske, 1892
Anomalochela curvidens Moser, 1913
Apogonia andamana Moser, 1913
Apogonia brevicollis Moser, 1915
Apogonia ferruginea Fabricius, 1781
Apogonia glabrifrons Frey, 1960
Apogonia hopei Ritsema, 1897
Apogonia keralana Kobayashi, 2021
Apogonia mangalorensis Moser, 1919
Apogonia pilosella Moser, 1918
Apogonia proxima Waterhouse, 1877
Apogonia villigera Moser, 1919
Apogonia villosula Moser, 1919
Asactopholis squamipennis Burmeister, 1855
Brahmina hindu Keith, 2006
Brahmina macrophylla (Moser, 1913)⇒ Brahmina itohi Kobayashi, 2000
Brahmina moseri Saylor, 1937
Brahmina mysoreensis Frey, 1971
Cyphochilus candidus Olivier, 1789
Cyphochilus niveosquamosus Blanchard, 1851
Cyphochilus oberthueri Brenske, 1903
Cyphochilus waterhousei Brenske, 1903
Holotrichia (Holotrichia) serrata Fabricius, 1775
Holotrichia atkinsoni Brenske, 1892
Holotrichia carinata Burmeister, 1855
Holotrichia consanguinea Blanchard, 1851White grub
Holotrichia dubiosa Frey, 1971
Holotrichia farinosa Nonfried, 1891
Holotrichia fissa Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia heterotincta Frey, 1975
Holotrichia madurensis Moser, 1909
Holotrichia nilgiria Arrow, 1944
Holotrichia notaticollis Moser, 1913
Holotrichia pagana Burmeister, 1855
Holotrichia repetita Sharp, 1903
Holotrichia reynaudi Blanchard, 1851
Holotrichia rufoflava Brenske, 1894
Holotrichia rufus Arrow, 1919
Holotrichia rugans Frey, 1972
Holotrichia rugifrons Moser, 1913
Holotrichia rustica Burmeister, 1855
Holotrichia sculpticollis Blanchard, 1851
Lepidiota insularum Arrow, 1943
Leucopholis burmeisteri Brenske, 1894
Leucopholis coneophora Burmeister, 1855Coconut root grub
Miridiba bilobata Moser, 1913
Miridiba coromandeliana Blanchard, 1851
Miridiba excisa Moser, 1913
Miridiba nigrescens Moser, 1916
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) panorpa Sanderson, 1950
Schizonycha fuscescens Blanchard, 1851
Schizonycha ruficollis Fabricius, 1781
Sophrops costatus Walker, 1859
Sophrops iridipennis Brenske, 1892
Sophrops kanarana Moser, 1918
Sophrops kaszabi Frey, 1972
Sophrops keralensis Frey, 1973
Sophrops microphyllus Brenske, 1892
Sophrops nilgirinus Moser, 1913
Sophrops sculpticollis Blanchard, 1851
Sophrops shillongensis Brenske, 1899


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