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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
112
3405
12308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
105
3138
11411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
309
1436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
309
1436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
239
1155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
57
372
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
22
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
22 Genera with 117 Species
#ABCDEGHLMPRS
Apogonia Melichar, 194015SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 014SpeciesTaxom
Cyphochilus Waterhouse, 19777SpeciesTaxom
Dasylepida Moser, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Exolontha Reitter, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogaster J.W.Cribb, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Heptophylla Motschoulsky, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Hexataenius Fairmaire, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Hilyotrogus Fairmaire, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 199524SpeciesTaxom
Lachnosterna Hope, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopsis Erichson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Megistophylla Burmeister, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1977Billy witch10SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 20157SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1937June beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Pollaplonyx Waterhouse, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1950Lined June Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosymmachia Dalle Torre, 198813SpeciesTaxom
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 197710SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
117 Species and 12 Subspecies
Apogonia amida Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia bicarinata sauteri (Moser, 1913)⇒ Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia formosana Moser, 1913
Apogonia ikedai (Kobayashi, 1983)⇒ Apogonia tanigawaensis Sawada, 1940
Apogonia kamiyai Sawada, 1940
Apogonia loi Kobayashi, 2007
Apogonia niponica Lewis, 1895
Apogonia nipponica (Lewis, 1895)⇒ Apogonia niponica Lewis, 1895
Apogonia pingtungensis Kobayashi, 2015
Apogonia rufobrunnea Moser, 1915
Apogonia sauteri (Moser, 1918)⇒ Apogonia bicarinata Lewis, 1896
Apogonia taiwana Kobayashi, 2007
Apogonia takasagoensis Sawada, 1940
Apogonia tanigawaensis Sawada, 1940
Brahmina bituberculata (Moser, 1908)⇒ Brahmina nomurai Itoh, 1989
Brahmina cariniclypea Nomura, 1977
Brahmina cariniclypeata Nomura, 1977
Brahmina chingjinyui Kobayashi, 1993
Brahmina itohi Kobayashi, 2000
Brahmina latispina Kobayashi, 1987
Brahmina macrophylla (Moser, 1913)⇒ Brahmina itohi Kobayashi, 2000
Brahmina monticola Kobayashi, 1993
Brahmina nomurai Itoh, 1989
Brahmina pubiventris Burmeister, 1855
Brahmina shibatai Kobayashi, 1987
Brahmina taitungensis Nomura, 1977
Brahmina taitungensis densatus Kobayashi, 2018
Brahmina taitungensis taitungensis
Cyphochilus cratacea Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Cyphochilus cratacea taipeiensis Kobayashi & Yu, 1993
Cyphochilus crataceus Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Cyphochilus crataceus crataceus Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Cyphochilus crataceus taipeiensis Kobayashi & Yu, 1993
Cyphochilus insulanus Moser, 1918
Cyphochilus unidentatus Nomura, 1977
Dasylepida fissa Moser, 1913
Dasylepida nana Sharp, 1876
Exolontha serrulata Gyllenhall, 1817
Gymnogaster ezaki Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Heptophylla formosanus Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Hexataenius esakii Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Hexataenius ezaki Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Hexataenius ezakii Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Hilyotrogus formosana Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Hilyotrogus formosanus Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Holotrichia excavata (Miyake & Yamada, 1993)⇒ Holotrichia shibatai Nomura, 1977
Holotrichia guandaoshana Kobayashi, 1990
Holotrichia herwangshana Kobayashi, 1990
Holotrichia horishana Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Holotrichia hualiensis (Kobayashi, 1995)⇒ Holotrichia yui Kobayashi, 1995
Holotrichia lata Brenske, 1892
Holotrichia liukueiensis Kobayashi, 1986
Holotrichia liukueinsis Kobayashi, 1986
Holotrichia mizusawai Kobayashi, 1986
Holotrichia motschulskyi Saylor, 1937
Holotrichia omeia Zhang, 1965
Holotrichia omeia inexpectata Kobayashi, 1995
Holotrichia plumbea (Hope, 1845)⇒ Sophrops planicollis Burmeister, 1855
Holotrichia pruinosa (Niijima & Ki..., 1923)⇒ Holotrichia lata Brenske, 1892
Holotrichia pubifemorata Kobayashi, 1995
Holotrichia rufescens (Moser, 1912)⇒ Holotrichia yui Kobayashi, 1995
Holotrichia sauteri Moser, 1912
Holotrichia sauteri lutaoensis Kobayashi, 1990
Holotrichia shibatai Nomura, 1977
Holotrichia shizumui (Kobayashi, 1995)⇒ Holotrichia yui Kobayashi, 1995
Holotrichia taiwana Nomura, 1977
Holotrichia truncata Zhang, 1965
Holotrichia xitouensis Li & Wang, 2017
Holotrichia yui Kobayashi, 1995
Lachnosterna lenta (Fall, 1908)⇒ Phyllophaga arkansana Schaeffer, 1906
Lasiopsis sahlbergi Mannerheim, 1849
Lepidiota trichosternus
Megistophylla formosana Wang & Li, 2016
Megistophylla xitoui Li & Wang, 2016
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha formosana Yu, Kobayash..., 1998
Melolontha frater Arrow, 1913
Melolontha frater taiwana (Nomura, 1952)⇒ Melolontha taihokuensis Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Melolontha hualiensis Kobayashi & ..., 2009
Melolontha insulana Burmeister, 1939
Melolontha manilarum (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Exolontha serrulata Gyllenhall, 1817
Melolontha minima (Kobayashi, 1985)⇒ Strigoderma pygmaea Fabricius, 1798
Melolontha taihokuensis Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Melolontha wushana Nomura, 1977
Miridiba formosana Moser, 1909
Miridiba huesiotoi Li & Yang, 2015
Miridiba kuraruana Nomura, 1977
Miridiba pilosella Moser, 1908
Miridiba sinensis Hope, 1845
Miridiba taipei L.i.Wang, 2015
Miridiba taoi Li & Wang, 2015
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arkansana Schaeffer, 1906
Phyllophaga polyphylla Bates, 1888
Phyllophaga quoripana (Saylor, 1937)⇒ Holotrichia lata Brenske, 1892
Pollaplonyx eriophorus Nomura, 1970
Pollaplonyx opacipennis Nomura, 1970
Polyphylla (Grananoxia) annamensis Fleutiaux, 1887
Polyphylla dahnshuensis Li & Yang, 1997
Polyphylla formosana Niijima & Ki..., 1923
Polyphylla minor Nomura, 1977
Polyphylla nuda (Petrovitz, 1964)⇒ Polyphylla annamensis Fleutiaux, 1887
Polyphylla parva Kobayashi & ..., 2008
Polyphylla taiwana Sawada, 1950
Pseudosymmachia babai Kobayashi, 1990
Pseudosymmachia brevispina Nomura, 1977
Pseudosymmachia formosana Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Pseudosymmachia formosanus Niijima & Ki..., 1927
Pseudosymmachia manifestes Kobayashi, 1988
Pseudosymmachia manifestes nantouensis Kobayashi, 1988
Pseudosymmachia manifestus manifestus
Pseudosymmachia manifestus nantouensis Kobayashi, 1988
Pseudosymmachia montana Kobayashi, 1987
Pseudosymmachia nitididorsis Kobayashi, 1995
Pseudosymmachia similis Kobayashi, 1987
Pseudosymmachia tuberculifrons Nomura, 1977
Pseudosymmachia wulaiensis Kobayashi, 1988
Rhizotrogus cribellata (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Miridiba sinensis Hope, 1845
Sophrops cephalotes Burmeister, 1855
Sophrops formosana Moser, 1913
Sophrops formosanus Moser, 1913
Sophrops holosetosa Nomura, 1977
Sophrops latiscula Nomura, 1977
Sophrops latiuscula Nomura, 1977
Sophrops latiusculus Nomura, 1977
Sophrops planicollis Burmeister, 1855
Sophrops taiwana Nomura, 1977
Sophrops taiwanus Nomura, 1977

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Taiwan
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Melolonthini at dyntaxa.se
Melolonthini at gbif.org
Melolonthini at itis.gov