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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
53
1092
2610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
48
914
1934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
231
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
231
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
214
597
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
26
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
7 Genera with 11 Species
Apogonia Melichar, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Byrsalepis Brenske, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloschiza Moser, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pegylis Erichson, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Schizonycha Dejean, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sebakue Péringuey, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Spaniolepis Kolbe, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
11 Species
Apogonia aenea Moser, 1917
Apogonia werneri LaCroix, 2008
Byrsalepis rhodesiana Arrow, 1943
Cephaloschiza barbata Decelle, 1979
Pegylis murphyi LaCroix, 2013
Pegylis neumanni Kolbe, 1894
Pegylis sommeri Burmeister, 1855
Pegylis vittata Fahraeus, 1857
Schizonycha spectabilis Péringuey, 1904
Sebakue coriacea Péringuey, 1904
Spaniolepis excavata Kolbe, 1894


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