Melolonthinae

The common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha), also colloquially known as the Maybug, Maybeetle, or doodlebug, is a species of scarab beetle belonging to the genus Melolontha. It is native to Europe, and it is one of several closely-related and morphologically similar species of Melolontha called cockchafers, alongside Melolontha hippocastani (the forest cockchafer).

Melolontha is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. The European cockchafers belong to this genus.

thumb|Mating Rhizotrogus marginipes ([[Melolonthini), male on top – note sexually dimorphic antennae]] Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetles (family Scarabaeidae). It is a very diverse group; distributed over most of the world, it contains over 11,000 species in over 750 genera. Some authors include the scarab subfamilies Euchirinae and Pachypodinae as tribes in the Melolonthinae.

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 July beetles. They range in size from and are blackish or reddish-brown in colour, without prominent markings, and often rather hairy ventrally. These beetles are nocturnal, and are attracted to artificial lights in great numbers.

thumb|Polyphylla occidentalis 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 North America alone, and more than 3000 worldwide.

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.

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Ceraspis is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. It is Neotropical, ranging from Mexico to Argentina.

Dichelonyx is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 30 described species in Dichelonyx.

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Brahmina is a large Palearctic genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Melolonthini, containing over 90 species in three subgenera.

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Ceramida is a genus of scarab beetles that are endemic to the southern Iberian Peninsula. Some of its species are pests, primarily of olive trees. Its taxonomy is uncertain due to its unclear diagnostic characteristics.

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Phobetus is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 11 described species in the genus Phobetus.

Dichelonychini is a tribe of beetles, known as May beetles and Junebugs, in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 3 genera and 60 described species in Dichelonychini.

Podostena is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least four described species in Podostena.

Gymnopyge is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least four described species in Gymnopyge.

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Miridiba is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, which are known for their white larvae that feed on the roots of plants. The antennae end in a short club (shorter than the basal stalk). The mandible has a wrinkled molar lobe and the incisor lobe is depressed above. The labrum is depressed in the middle. Species within this genus are found in the Old World, mainly in eastern and tropical Asia. Many species in the genus were earlier placed in the genus Holotrichia.

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Megistophylla is a genus of scarab beetles.

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Heteronyx is a genus of beetles in the family Melolonthidae found in Australia, Melanesia and South America.

Stethaspis is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae.

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Lasiopsis is a Holarctic genus of scarab beetles in the tribe Melolonthini.

Costelytra is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Chnaunanthus is a genus of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 3 described species in Chnaunanthus.

Coenonycha is a genus of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are more than 30 described species in Coenonycha.

Pachypus is a genus of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.

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Chasmatopterini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae.

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Diplotaxini is a tribe in the May beetles and junebugs group, in the family Scarabaeidae. There is at least one genus and at least 150 described species in Diplotaxini.

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Macrodactylini is a tribe of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 46 genera and over a thousand species described in the tribe Macrodactylini.

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