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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
62
1006
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
59
860
2268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
132
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
114
317
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
16
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunisia
8 Genera with 29 Species
Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1849European Chafers1SpeciesTaxom
Anoxia Laporte, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Firminus1SpeciesTaxom
Geotrogus Guérin, 187816SpeciesTaxom
Oligophylla Kraatz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polyphylla Harris, 1840Lined June Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoapterogyna Martinez de ..., 18787SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
29 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphimallon (Amadotrogus) scutellaris Lucas, 1849
Anoxia emarginata Coquerel, 1860
Anoxia maldesi Baraud, 1980
Firminus punicus Burmeister, 1855
Geotrogus araneipes Fairmaire, 1860
Geotrogus capito Fairmaire, 1882
Geotrogus cretei (Quedenfeldt, 1889)⇒ Geotrogus capito Fairmaire, 1882
Geotrogus demoflysi Baraud, 1970
Geotrogus dispar Buquet, 1840
Geotrogus gonoderus Fairmaire, 1860
Geotrogus lepidulus Normand, 1932
Geotrogus majorinus Peyerimhoff, 1949
Geotrogus normandi aridulus Peyerimhoff, 1949
Geotrogus normandi normandi
Geotrogus rectibasis Reitter, 1902
Geotrogus syrtanus Normand, 1951
Geotrogus tusculus Buquet, 1840
Geotrogus tynetis Baraud, 1972
Geotrogus unguicularis Normand, 1936
Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878
Oligophylla detrita Fairmaire, 1875
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) fullo (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Polyphylla (Polyphylla) olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Pseudoapterogyna majorinus Peyerimhoff, 1949
Pseudoapterogyna normandi Peyerimhoff, 1949
Pseudoapterogyna normandi aridulus Peyerimhoff, 1949
Pseudoapterogyna syrtanus Normand, 1951
Pseudoapterogyna tusculus (Buquet, 1840)⇒ Geotrogus tusculus Buquet, 1840
Pseudoapterogyna tynetis Baraud, 1972
Pseudoapterogyna vorax (Marseul, 1878)⇒ Geotrogus vorax Marseul, 1878
Schizonycha dumonti Peyerimhoff, 1925

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Tunisia
SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeRhizotrogina
Burmeister, 1855
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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