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Checklist of Tribe Rutelini MacLeay, 1819
for Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
588
9130
32303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
585
9123
32295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
559
8972
31925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
354
7034
26788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2680
10475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
88
2343
8788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
235
1373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
235
1373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
172
1023
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
15
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeRutelini
MacLeay, 1819
3
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
3 Genera with 21 Species
Chrysina Kirby, 1891Jewel scarabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parastasia Westwood, 189820SpeciesTaxom
Pelidnota MacLeay, 1840Precious Metal Scarabs3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chrysina karschi Nonfried, 1891
Parastasia bimaculata (Guérin-Ménev..., 1843)⇒ Parastasia nigriceps Westwood, 1841
Parastasia bimaculata bimaculata
Parastasia confluens Westwood, 1841
Parastasia dolens Fairmaire, 1879
Parastasia exophthalma Kuijten, 1992
Parastasia helleri Ohaus, 1898
Parastasia marginata Boisduval, 1835
Parastasia marmorata Gestro, 1876
Parastasia marmorata marmorata
Parastasia montrouzieri Fairmaire, 1883
Parastasia nigriceps Westwood, 1841
Parastasia nigromaculata Blanchard, 1851
Parastasia novoguineensis Ohaus, 1898
Parastasia percheroni Montrouzier, 1860
Parastasia pulupuluensis Wada & Muramoto, 1999
Parastasia rufolimbata Blanchard, 1851
Parastasia stella Kuijten, 1992
Parastasia tanaensis Wada, 2003
Parastasia weberi Ohaus, 1898
Pelidnota courtini Soula, 2009
Pelidnota notata (Blanchard, 1851)⇒ Pelidnota punctatus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelidnota strigosa Laporte, 1840

Subnodes of Rutelini with occurrences in Melanesia
SubtribeParastasiina
Burmeister, 1844
1
17
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePelidnotina
Ohaus in Junk-Schenkling, 1918
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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