| Melolonthini | |
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| Phyllophaga sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini Leach, 1819 |
| Subtribes | |
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Melolonthini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae.1 There are over 250 genera in Melolonthini, occurring worldwide; there are over 300 species in North America alone, and more than 3000 worldwide.234
Subtribes and genera
The tribe is divided in three subtribes:
- subtribe Enariina Dewailly, 1950
- Anenaria Lacroix, 1993
- Anthrencya Lacroix, 1993
- Apicencya Lacroix, 1993
- Bisencya Lacroix, 1993
- Cherbezatina Lacroix, 1993
- Comencya Lacroix, 1993
- Djadjoua Lacroix, 1993
- Djafouna Lacroix, 1993
- Enaria Erichson, 1847
- Encya Dejean, 1833
- Enthora Erichson, 1847
- Eutrichesis Waterhouse, 1882
- Globencya Lacroix, 1993
- Humblotania Lacroix, 1993
- Joziratia Lacroix, 1993
- Komrina Lacroix, 1993
- Lebbea Lacroix, 1993
- Machala Lacroix, 1993
- Mayataia Lacroix, 1993
- Mucrencya Lacroix, 1993
- Pentaphylla Dewailly, 1950
- Polyenaria Dewailly, 1950
- Pseudenaria Fairmaire, 1901
- Pseudencya Lacroix, 1991
- Ravautiana Lacroix, 1991
- Renaudiana Lacroix, 1993
- Semienaria Dewailly, 1950
- Synenaria Lacroix, 1993
- Vadonaria Dewailly, 1950
- Varencya Lacroix, 1993
- subtribe Melolonthina Leach, 1819
- Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (cockchafers)
- Polyphylla Harris, 1841 (lined June beetles)
- Psilopholis Brenske, 1892
- subtribe Pegylina Lacroix, 1989
- Eupegylis Duvivier, 1892
- Neopegylis Lacroix, 2015
- Pegylis Erichson, 1847
- Furthermore, the following genera have not been assigned to a subtribe:
- Achranoxia Kraatz, 1888
- Adoretops Kraatz, 1883
- Alepida Allsopp, 2018
- Allophyllus Fauvel, 1903
- Allothnonius Britton, 1978
- Amblonoxia Reitter, 1902 (dusty June beetles)
- Anisopholis Moser, 1913
- Anoxia Laporte, 1832
- Anoxoides Petrovitz, 1971
- Antitrogus Burmeister, 1855
- Barryfilius Allsopp, 2022
- Beriqua Péringuey, 1904
- Brenskecnemus Allsopp & Schoolmeesters, 2024
- Carlschoenherria Bezděk, 2016
- Cephaloschiza Moser, 1920
- Cheronia Croissandeau, 1893
- Chiloschiza Moser, 1924
- Clypeolontha Li & Yang, 1999
- Cocherellus Paulian, 1991
- Cochliotodes Burgeon, 1946
- Conebius Fauvel, 1903
- Cryptotrogus Kraatz, 1888
- Cyphonotus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823
- Dermolepida Arrow, 1941
- Dinacoma Casey, 1889
- Engistanoxia Lacroix, 2002
- Entyposis Kolbe, 1895
- Euranoxia Semenov, 1890
- Euryschiza Brenske, 1898
- Exolontha Reitter, 1902
- Fossocarus Howden, 1961
- Globulischiza Frey, 1974
- Gnaphalostetha Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
- Gronocarus Schaeffer, 1927
- Heptelia Brenske, 1898
- Holisonycha Péringuey, 1904
- Holomelia Brenske, 1891
- Holopycnia Brenske, 1896
- Holorhopaea Britton, 1978
- Homoeoschiza Kolbe, 1894
- Hoplosternodes Burgeon, 1946
- Howdenocarus Hardy, 1978
- Hypolepida Britton, 1978
- Hypothyce Howden, 1968
- Hypotrichia LeConte, 1861
- Lecanotrogus Kolbe, 1894
- Megacoryne Britton, 1987
- Megarhopaea Britton, 1978
- †Melolonthites Heer, 1847
- Menigionyx Arrow, 1941
- Metatrogus Britton, 1978
- Microphylla Kraatz, 1890
- Microrhopaea Lea, 1920
- †Miolachnosterna Wickham, 1914
- Nanorhopaea Britton, 1978
- Nematophylla Arrow, 1906
- Nesadmiralitia Prokofiev, 2016
- Nuiba Prokofiev, 2016
- Octoplasia Brenske, 1892
- Oligophylla Kraatz, 1894
- Oreotrogus Kolbe, 1897
- Pararhopaea Blackburn, 1911
- Pentelia Brenske, 1891
- Perissosoma Waterhouse, 1875
- Phiara Brenske, 1897
- Plectrodes Horn, 1867
- Polyphyllum Blanchard, 1851
- Proteroschiza Brenske, 1896
- Pseudholophylla Blackburn, 1911
- Pseudosymmachia Dalla Torre, 1913
- Pseudotocama Keith, 2008
- Ramilia Kolbe, 1894
- Rhadinolontha Arrow, 1930
- Rhizoproctus Kolbe, 1894
- Rhopaea Erichson, 1847
- Rhyxicephalus Moser, 1921
- Rhyxiderma Moser, 1924
- Schismatocera Gautier Des Cottes, 1872
- Sebakue Péringuey, 1904
- Spathoschiza Arrow, 1902
- Sphodroxia Kraatz, 1890
- Stenopegylis Arrow, 1943
- Suntemnonycha Péringuey, 1904
- Syngeneschiza Brenske, 1898
- Thyce LeConte, 1856
- Tocama Reitter, 1902
- Tricholontha Nomura, 1952
- Trinoxia Brenske, 1894
- Xenotrogus Britton, 1978
- Zietzia Blackburn, 1894
Formerly placed here
- Amphimallon Latreille, 1825 (European chafers)
- Brahmina Blanchard, 1850
- Holotrichia Hope, 1837
- Lasiopsis Erichson, 1847
- Lepidiota Kirby, 1828
- Leucopholis Dejean, 1833
- Megistophylla Burmeister, 1855
- Miridiba Reitter, 1901
- Phyllophaga Harris, 1827 (May beetles)
- Rhizotrogus Lepeletier & Serville, 1825
References
References
- "Subfamily Melolonthinae - May Beetles and Junebugs - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Melolonthini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "Melolonthini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Jia, Zhi‐Chao; Fang, Hong; Jiang, Lu (2021). "Morphological description of the white grub Melolontha incana (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini)". Microscopy Research and Technique. 84 (5).
- Bouchard, P., Y. Bousquet, A. Davies, M. Alonso-Zarazaga, J. Lawrence, C. Lyal, A. Newton, et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys, vol. 88, 1–972.
Further reading
Further reading
- Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.