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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
1006
1502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
867
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
323
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
37
250
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
41
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
41
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
32
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Townsville
3 Genera with 6 Species
Allothnonius Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19124SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
6 Species
Allothnonius brooksi Britton, 1978
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Lepidiota townsvillensis Blackburn, 1912


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