Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Alternative spelling: Melalontha
Full reference: J. C. Fabricius. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus 1-832
Parent taxon: Melolonthini according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2024
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Fabricius 1775, Green et al. 2006, Krell 2000, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802, Müller 1776 and Statz 1952
Sister taxa: Melolonthina, Melolonthites, Miolachnosterna, Schizonychina
Subtaxa: Melolontha melolontha Melolontha solitaria
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (4 collections)
• Miocene of Czechia (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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