Melolonthini

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia:Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Melolonthinae
Tribus: Melolonthini
Subtribus (7): Enariina - Heptophyllina - Leucopholina - Melolonthina - Pegylina - Rhizotrogina - Schizonychina
[subtribus after Smith (2006)]

Overview of genera (201)

Achranoxia – Adoretops – Aethiartrogus – Afrolepis – Allothnonius – Amblonoxia – Amphimallina – Anartioschiza – Anisopholis – Anomalochela – Anoxia – Anoxoides – Antitrogus – Apogonia – Aposchiza – Articephala – Asactopholis – Asaphomorpha – Asophrops – Asthenopholis – Aulacoschiza – Beriqua – Brachylepis – Brachyllus – Brachypholis – Brahmina – Butozania – Byrsalepis – Cephaloschiza – Chaetocosmetes – Cheronia – Chiloschiza – Chilotrogus – Clypeasta – Cnemoschiza – Cochliotis – Cochliotodes – Coelogenia – Coniopholis – Coniotrogus – Crepischiza – Cryphaeobius – Cryptotrogus – Cyphochilus – Cyphonotus – Cyphonoxia – Dasylepida – Dermolepida – Diacucephalus – Dicheloscema – Dinacoma – Diplotaxys – Empecta – Empectida – Empectoides – Empycastes – Enaria – Encya – Energetia – Enthora – Entyopsis – Entypophana – Eremotrogus – Eulepidopsis – Eupegylis – Euranoxia – Eutrichesis – Exolontha – Exopholis – Genyoschiza – Globulischiza – Glyptoglossa – Grananoxia – Gymnogaster – Gymnoschiza – Hecistopsilus – Heptelia – Heptophylla – Heteroschiza – Hexataenius – Hilyotrogus – Holisonycha – Holomelia – Holopycnia – Holorhopaea – Holotrichia – Homoeoschiza – Hoplochelus – Hoplocnemus – Hoplolontha – Hoplosternodes – Hoplosternus – Hypochrus – Hypolepida – Hypopholis – Hypothyce – Hypotrichia – Idiapogonia – Idionycha – Jalalabadia – Lachnodera – Lachnosterna – Lachnota – Lasiexis – Lasiotropus – Latipalpus – Lecantotrogus – Lepidiota – Lepidomela – Lepidotrogus – Lepischiza – Leucopholis – Leucophorus – Magniscarabaeus – Malaisius – Mascarena – Megacoryne – Meganoxia – Megarhopaea – Megistophylla – Melolontha – Melolonthoides – Metatrogus – Microlontha – Microphylla – Microrhopaea – Microtrichia – Miolachnosterna – Miridiba – Nanorhopaea – Nematophylla – Ochranoxia – Octoplasia – Oligophylla – Oreotrogus – Othnonius – Pachrodema – Pahangia – Panotrogus – Pararhopaea – Pectinichelus – Pegylis – Pentaphylla – Pentelia – Phiara – Philacelota – Pholidochris – Phyllophaga – Plectrodes – Pollaplonyx – Polyenaria – Polyphylla – Polyphyllum – Proagosternus – Proseconius – Proteroschiza – Pseudenaria – Pseudholophylla – Pseudoapterogyna – Pseudodiplotaxis – Pseudoholophylla – Pseudolontha – Pseudopantrogus – Pseudopholis – Pseudosymmachia – Psilonychus – Psilopholis – Ramilia – Redotus – Rhabdopholis – Rhadinolontha – Rhizoproctus – Rhopaea – Rhyxicephalus – Rhyxiderma – Rubilepis – Schismatocera – Schistocometa – Schizonycha – Schoenherria – Sebakue – Semienaria – Shangaia – Sophrops – Spaniolepis – Spathoschiza – Stenopegylis – Stephanopholis – Suntemnonycha – Syngeneschiza – Terebrogaster – Thyce – Toxospathius – Trematodes – Tricholepis – Trichoschiza – Trigonocnemus – Trinoxia – Unguiculenaris – Vadonaria – Xenotrogus – Zietzia
Name

Melolonthini Leach, in Samouelle, 1819
Synonyms

Rhizotrogini Burmeister, 1855 [subtribe]

References

Leach, W.E. 1819. [new genera]. In: Samouelle G.: The entomologist’s useful compendium; or an introduction to the knowledge of British insects comprising the best means of obtaining and preserving them, and a description of the apparatus generally used; together with the genera of Linné, and the modern method of arranging the classes Crustacea, Myriapoda, spiders, mites and insects from their affinities and structure, according to the views of Dr. Leach. Also an explanation of the terms used in entomology: a calendar of the times of appearance, and usual situations of near 3000 species of British insects; with instructions for collecting and fitting up objects for the microscope. London: Thomas Boys, 496 pp. BHL Reference page.

cited sources

Hardy, A.R. 1974: Revisions of Thyce LeConte and related genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Occasional Papers (Entomology, State of California) 20: 1–47. Full article: [1].
Sehnal, R. 2018. A new species of Brachylepis Kolbe, 1894 from Tanzania (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Leucopholini). Zootaxa 4377(2): 291–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4377.2.9 Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Smith, A.B.T. 2006: A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections to nomenclature and a current classification. Coleopterists Society monograph, 5: 144–204. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2006)60[144:AROTFN]2.0.CO;2 PDF

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.[2][3][4]
Selected genera

Amblonoxia Reitter, 1902 (dusty June beetles)
Amphimallon Latreille, 1825 (European chafers)
Anoxia Laporte, 1832
Brahmina Blanchard, 1850
Dinacoma Casey, 1889
Fossocarus Howden, 1961
Gronocarus Howden, 1968
Holotrichia Hope, 1837
Hypotrichia LeConte, 1861
Lasiopsis Erichson, 1847
Leucopholis Dejean, 1833
Melolontha Fabricius, 1775 (cockchafers)
Miridiba Reitter, 1901
Phyllophaga Harris, 1827 (May beetles)
Plectrodes Horn, 1867
Polyphylla Harris, 1841 (lined June beetles)
Rhizotrogus Lepeletier & Serville, 1825
Thyce LeConte, 1856

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.