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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
937
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
56
814
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
253
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
229
698
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
53
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
7
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
7 Genera with 35 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Asthenopholis Brenske, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Coniopholis Erichson, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdopholis Burmeister, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 185929SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
35 Species
Apogonia miyakei Bezdek, 2004
Apogonia transvaalensis LaCroix, 2008
Asthenopholis adspersa Boheman, 1857
Coniopholis proxima Péringuey, 1904
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Rhabdopholis irrorata Péringuey, 1896
Schizonycha abscondita Pope, 1960
Schizonycha affinis (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha bohemani Pope, 1960
Schizonycha citima Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha constrata Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha dissimilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha divulsa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha effecta
Schizonycha effeta Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha elegans Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha fimbriata Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha fraudigera Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha geilenkeuseri Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha ignava Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha infansa
Schizonycha infarsa Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha kochi Pope, 1960
Schizonycha languens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960
Schizonycha mimocontinens Pope, 1960
Schizonycha pauperata Péringuey, 1908
Schizonycha piceonigra Pope, 1960
Schizonycha quaesita Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha russula Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha spuria Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha valida (Boheman, 1859)⇒ Schizonycha livada Pope, 1960

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Transvaal
SubtribeLeucopholina
Burmeister, 1855
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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