MELOLONTHINAE Leach in Samouelle, 1819
(cockchafers)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Amphimallon
a genus of chafers
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 2 images 1 ident. refs
Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer
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 		Species 17 images
Melolontha
cockchafers
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 32 images 2 ident. refs
Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer
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 		Species 4 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubfamilyMELOLONTHINAE (cockchafers)
FamilySCARABAEIDAE (scarab, dung and carrion beetles)
SuperfamilySCARABAEOIDEA (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

MELOLONTHINAE (cockchafers) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MELOLONTHINAE (cockchafers)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MELOLONTHINAE (cockchafers)
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