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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
48
561
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
44
510
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
136
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
136
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
107
415
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
20
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
9 Genera with 29 Species
Anomalochela Moser, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 19195SpeciesTaxom
Brahmina Blanchard, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Cyphochilus Waterhouse, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 18559SpeciesTaxom
Miridiba Reitter, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophaga Harris, 1950June beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Sophrops Fairmaire, 18513SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
29 Species
Anomalochela curvidens Moser, 1913
Apogonia brevicollis Moser, 1915
Apogonia ferruginea Fabricius, 1781
Apogonia glabrifrons Frey, 1960
Apogonia hopei Ritsema, 1897
Apogonia villigera Moser, 1919
Brahmina hindu Keith, 2006
Brahmina macrophylla (Moser, 1913)⇒ Brahmina itohi Kobayashi, 2000
Brahmina moseri Saylor, 1937
Brahmina mysoreensis Frey, 1971
Cyphochilus oberthueri Brenske, 1903
Holotrichia carinata Burmeister, 1855
Holotrichia dubiosa Frey, 1971
Holotrichia madurensis Moser, 1909
Holotrichia nilgiria Arrow, 1944
Holotrichia notaticollis Moser, 1913
Holotrichia pagana Burmeister, 1855
Holotrichia repetita Sharp, 1903
Holotrichia rufus Arrow, 1919
Holotrichia rustica Burmeister, 1855
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 iridipennis Brenske, 1892
Sophrops nilgirinus Moser, 1913
Sophrops sculpticollis Blanchard, 1851


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