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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1408
4859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
74
1186
4046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
199
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
199
1011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
173
814
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
64
462
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
11 Genera with 21 Species
Antitrogus Burmeister, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Holotrichia Hope, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18758SpeciesTaxom
Megacoryne Britton, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Megarhopaea Britton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nanorhopaea Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pararhopaea Blackburn, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudholophylla2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoholophylla Blackburn, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Zietzia Blackburn, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
21 Species
Antitrogus burmeisteri Blackburn, 1911
Holotrichia chondropyga Arrow, 1938
Lepidiota alticalceus Allsopp, 1989
Lepidiota amitina Britton, 1978
Lepidiota bakkeri Allsopp, 1999
Lepidiota delicatula Blackburn, 1888
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota gilesi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota perkinsi Blackburn, 1912
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Megacoryne carnabyorum Britton, 1987
Megarhopaea gigas Lea, 1916
Nanorhopaea testacaea Britton, 1978
Pararhopaea rhipidocera Lea, 1916
Pseudholophylla castaneipennis MacLeay, 1888
Pseudholophylla soror Britton, 1978
Pseudoholophylla castaneipennis MacLeay, 1888
Rhopaea heterodactyla Germar, 1848
Rhopaea laticollis Blackburn, 1911
Rhopaea nigricollis Lea, 1919
Zietzia geologa Blackburn, 1894


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