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Melolonthinae
Taxonomy
Melolonthidae was named by Leach (1819). It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Melolonthinae by Statz (1952), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000), Wappler (2003), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Zhang (1989); and to Scarabaeidae by Statz (1952), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000), Wappler (2003), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was reranked as the subfamily Melolonthinae by Statz (1952), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000), Wappler (2003), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Zhang (1989); and to Scarabaeidae by Statz (1952), Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000), Wappler (2003), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1819 | Melolonthidae Leach p. 189 |
| 1952 | Melolonthinae Statz p. 9 |
| 1989 | Melolonthidae Zhang p. 426 |
| 1995 | Melolonthinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2000 | Melolonthinae Krell p. 882 |
| 2003 | Melolonthinae Wappler |
| 2011 | Melolonthinae Bouchard et al. |
| 2022 | Melolonthinae Cai et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. Melolonthinae Leach 1819
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Tr. †Cretomelolonthini Nikolajev 1998
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Tr. Diplotaxini Kirby 1837
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G. †Eophyllocerus Haupt 1950
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†Eophyllocerus glaucinus Haupt 1950
†Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus Haupt 1950
Tr. Macrodactylini Kirby 1837
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G. Macrodactylus Latreille 1827
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†Macrodactylus pluto Wickham 1912
†Macrodactylus propheticus Wickham 1912
Tr. Melolonthini Leach 1819
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Subtr. Melolonthina Leach 1819
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G. Phyllophaga Harris 1826
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†Phyllophaga avus Cockerell 1921
†Phyllophaga disrupta Cockerell 1927
†Phyllophaga extincta Wickham 1916
Invalid names: Lachnosterna Hope 1837 [synonym]
Subtr. Rhizotrogina Burmeister 1855
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Invalid names: Schizonychina Burmeister 1855 [empty]
G. †Melolonthites Heer 1847
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†Melolonthites aciculata Heer 1847
†Melolonthites collinsi Wickham 1929
†Melolonthites deperdita Heer 1847
†Melolonthites interemtus Cockerell 1926
†Melolonthites kollari Heer 1847
†Melolonthites laterosinuatus Piton 1935
†Melolonthites lavateri Heer 1847
†Melolonthites obsoleta Heer 1847
†Melolonthites parschlugiana Heer 1847
Tr. Sericini Kirby 1837
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G. †Lithanomala Nikolajev 1992
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†Lithanomala crassa Ponomarenko 1990
†Lithanomala oblonga Ponomarenko 1990
†Lithanomala sibirica Ponomarenko 1990
Subtr. Sericina Kirby 1837
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G. Serica MacLeay 1819
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†Serica antediluviana Wickham 1912
Serica brunna Linnaeus 1758
†Serica cockerelli Wickham 1914
†Serica minutula Heer 1862
Invalid names: Serica kanakoffi Pierce 1946 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 129.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.0 Ma
Collections (43 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Barremian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Proteroscarabaeus crassus, Proteroscarabaeus oblongus, Proteroscarabaeus sibiricus (151642) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Cretomelolontha transbaikalica (122549) Cretomelolontha transbaikalica, Cretoserica latitibialis (106103) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | Melolonthites avus (140187) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Utah) | Melolonthites avus (116369) | |
| MP 13 | Germany (Eifel) | Melolonthinae indet. (24201 135642 135644) | |
| Lutetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Eophyllocerus scrobiculatus, Eophyllocerus glaucinus (155693) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Tennessee) | Melolonthites collinsi (151872 151873) | |
| Priabonian | United Kingdom (England) | Hopliini indet. (123959) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Serica sp. (124088) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Diplotaxis aurora (106382) Diplotaxis simplicipes (106380) Lachnosterna extincta (127617) Macrodactylus pluto, Diplotaxis aurora (106379 124624) Phyllophaga disrupta (124680) Serica antediluviana, Listrochelus puerilis, Hoplia striatipennis (106384) Serica antediluviana, Macrodactylus propheticus (106381) Serica cockerelli (113749) | |
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Melolontha sp., Maladera spinitibialis (122010) | |
| Burdigalian | China (Shandong) | Mioserica margelis (128551) | |
| Burdigalian | Russian Federation | Melolonthites interemtus (113705) | |
| MN 4 | Czech Republic | Melolontha solitaria (117612) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan | Cheirotonus otai (123353) | |
| Badenian | Austria (Steiermark) | Melolonthites parschlugiana, Melolonthites kollari (115306) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Melolonthites aciculata (117338) Melolonthites deperdita, Melolonthites lavateri (115304) Melolonthites obsoleta (113695) Rhizotrogus longimanus (115305) Serica minutula, Lepitrix germanica (117252) | |
| Zanclean | Tanzania | Schizonychini indet. (130018) | |
| Blancan | USA (Texas) | Diplotaxis sp. (154909) | |
| Gelasian | France | Melolonthites laterosinuatus (113994) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Melalontha melalontha (168264 168265 168266 168267) Serica brunnea (168268) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (California) | Serica kanakoffi (152006) | |
| Holocene | Tanzania | Serica sp. (129861) |