Melolonthini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...

. There are over 250 genera in Melolonthini, occurring worldwide; there are over 300 species in North America alone, and more than 3000 worldwide.

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Amblonoxia ''Amblonoxia'' is a genus of dusty June beetles in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classificatio ...

'' Reitter, 1902 (dusty June beetles) *''

Amphimallon ''Amphimallon'' is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae. Species *''Amphimallon altaicum'' *''Amphimallon arianae'' *''Amphimallon assimile'' *''Amphimallon atrum'' *''Amphimallon bruckii'' *''Amphimallon burmeisteri'' *''Amphimallon ...

'' Latreille, 1825 (European chafers) *''

Anoxia The term anoxia means a total depletion in the level of oxygen, an extreme form of hypoxia or "low oxygen". The terms anoxia and hypoxia are used in various contexts: * Anoxic waters, sea water, fresh water or groundwater that are depleted of di ...

'' Laporte, 1832 *''

Brahmina ''Brahmina'' is a large Holarctic genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Melolonthini, containing over 90 species in three subgenera. Species *''Brahmina abdominalis'' (Brenske, 1903) *''Brahmina abscessa'' Brenske, 1892 *''Brahmina adaequata'' ...

'' Blanchard, 1850 *''

Dinacoma ''Dinacoma'' is a small genus of beetles in the scarab family ( Scarabaeidae). Species *'' D. caseyi'' Blaisdell, 1930 *'' D. marginata'' (Casey, 1887) *'' D. sanfelipe'' Gillett, Osborne, Reil, & Rubinoff, 2020 In 2006, entomologists indicate ...

'' Casey, 1889 *''

Fossocarus ''Fossocarus'' is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classif ...

'' Howden, 1961 *''

Gronocarus ''Gronocarus'' is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classif ...

'' Howden, 1968 *''

Holotrichia ''Holotrichia'' is a genus of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, which are well known as "chafer beetles" or "white-grubs" for their white larvae that are found under the soil where they feed on the roots of plants. Particularly well known speci ...

'' Hope, 1837 *''

Hypotrichia The hypotrichs are a group of ciliated protozoa, common in fresh water, salt water, soil and moss. Hypotrichs possess compound ciliary organelles called "cirri," which are made up of thick tufts of cilia, sparsely distributed on the ventral sur ...

'' LeConte, 1861 *''

Lasiopsis ''Lasiopsis'' is a Holarctic genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Melolonthini Melolonthini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are over 250 genera in Melolonthini, occurring worldwide; there are over 300 species in ...

'' Erichson, 1847 *''

Lepidiota ''Lepidiota'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. Species Species: *''Lepidiota aenigma'' *''Lepidiota alticalceus'' *''Lepidiota amitina'' *''Lepidiota consobrina ''Lepidiota consobrina'', the consobrina cane gru ...

'' Kirby, 1828 *''

Leucopholis ''Leucopholis'' is a large genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Melolonthini Melolonthini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are over 250 genera in Melolonthini, occurring worldwide; there are over 300 species in N ...

'' Dejean, 1833 *''

Melolontha ''Melolontha'' is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. The European cockchafers belong to this genus. Taxonomy Linnaeus called the European cockchafer ''Scarabaeus melolontha''. Étienne Louis Geoffroy used ''Melolontha'' as a genus n ...

'' Fabricius, 1775 (cockchafers) *''

Miridiba ''Miridiba'' is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this fa ...

'' Reitter, 1901 *''

Phyllophaga ''Phyllophaga'' is a very large genus (more than 900 species) of New World scarab beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. Common names for this genus and many other related genera in the subfamily Melolonthinae are May beetles, June bugs, and Ju ...

'' Harris, 1827 (May beetles) *''

Plectrodes ''Plectrodes'' is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classif ...

'' Horn, 1867 *''

Polyphylla ''Polyphylla'' is a genus of scarab beetle includes more than 80 species distributed in North and Central America, southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia—from Asia Minor to Japan. They typically reside in forests and ...

'' Harris, 1841 (lined June beetles) *''

Rhizotrogus ''Rhizotrogus'' is a genus of scarab beetles (and June beetles) in the subfamily Melolonthinae Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetles (family Scarabaeidae). It is a very diverse group; distributed over most of the world, it contai ...

'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 *''

Thyce ''Thyce'' is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classificati ...

'' LeConte, 1856

References

* 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.

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