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Melolontha
Taxonomy
Melolontha was named by Fabricius (1775). It is extant.
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Müller (1776) and Latreille (1796); to Eleuterata by Fabricius (1775) and Fabricius (1798); to Scarabaeides by Latreille (1802); to Melolonthini by Statz (1952); to Melolonthinae by Krell (2000); to Scarabaeidae by Green et al. (2006); and to Melolonthina by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Coleoptera by Müller (1776) and Latreille (1796); to Eleuterata by Fabricius (1775) and Fabricius (1798); to Scarabaeides by Latreille (1802); to Melolonthini by Statz (1952); to Melolonthinae by Krell (2000); to Scarabaeidae by Green et al. (2006); and to Melolonthina by Bouchard et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1775 | Melolontha Fabricius p. 31 |
| 1776 | Melolontha Müller p. 57 |
| 1796 | Melolontha Latreille p. 4 |
| 1798 | Melolontha Fabricius p. 131 |
| 1802 | Melolontha Latreille p. 148 |
| 1952 | Melolontha Statz p. 9 |
| 2000 | Melolontha Krell p. 882 |
| 2006 | Melalontha Green et al. |
| 2011 | Melolontha Bouchard et al. p. 251 |
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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.
G. Melolontha Fabricius 1775
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Melolontha melolontha Linnaeus 1758
†Melolontha solitaria Novák 1878
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 Chattian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | M. sp. (122010) | |
| MN 4 | Czech Republic | M. solitaria (117612) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Melalontha melalontha (168264 168265 168266 168267) |