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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1244
2777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
236
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
236
1050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
223
1000
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
67
461
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
9
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
9 Genera with 35 Species
Asthenopholis Brenske, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Coniopholis Erichson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Genyoschiza Moser, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptoglossa Brenske, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Holisonycha Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Melolontha Fabricius, 1790Billy witch8SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 184019SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
35 Species
Asthenopholis crypsis Harrison, 2009
Asthenopholis subfasciata Blanchard, 1851
Coniopholis capensis Nonfried, 1906
Glyptoglossa burmeisteri Brenske, 1898
Glyptoglossa dispar Péringuey, 1904
Holisonycha mellila Peringeuy, 1904
Lepidiota laevis Arrow, 1932Paspalum white grub
Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758Cockchafer
Melolontha caffra Thunberg, 1818
Melolontha fuliginosa Fairmaire, 1889
Melolontha haemorrhoa Thunberg, 1818
Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801Chestnut cockchafer
Melolontha pilosella
Melolontha setigera
Melolontha virens Herbst, 1790
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha (Schizonycha) globator Fabricius, 1781
Schizonycha capensis Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha ciliata Burmeister, 1855
Schizonycha citima Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha comosa (Burmeister, 1855)⇒ Schizonycha laticia Pope, 1960
Schizonycha continens Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha crinita Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha effecta
Schizonycha fartula Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha gonaqua Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha laticia Pope, 1960
Schizonycha mimocontinens Pope, 1960
Schizonycha ovatula Brenske, 1898
Schizonycha puerilis Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha rotunda Pope, 1960
Schizonycha rufina Boheman, 1857
Schizonycha saga Péringuey, 1904
Schizonycha squamifera Wallengren, 1881
Schizonycha tumida Castelnau, 1840

Subnodes of Melolonthini with occurrences in Western Cape
SubtribeLeucopholina
Burmeister, 1855
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMelolonthina
Leach, 1819
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



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