Melolonthinae {subfamily} - Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae;

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. Unlike some of their relatives, their habitus is usually not bizarre. They resemble the Rutelinae in being fairly plesiomorphic in outward appearance. Like in many Scarabaeidae, males have large fingered antennae, while those of the females are smaller and somewhat knobby. In the Melolonthinae, this sexual dimorphism is particularly pronounced. Many species have striking – though rarely brilliant or iridescent – hues and bold patterns of hairs. Being often quite sizeable and swarming in numbers at certain times, for example the Amphimallon, Phyllophaga and Polyphylla "June beetles" or the Melolontha cockchafers – all from tribe Melolonthini – feature widely in folklore. Some Melolonthinae are economically significant pests. Other than the Melolonthini, the most diverse tribes are the Ablaberini, Liparetrini, Macrodactylini, Tanyproctini and Sericini. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records:	11,593	Public Records:	8,407
Specimens with Sequences:	9,687	Public Species:	1,872
Specimens with Barcodes:	6,420	Public BINs:	1,055
Species:	2,051
Species With Barcodes:	649
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Costa Rica 2227 Laos 185 Bolivia 70 United States 1954 Germany 182 Thailand 58 Canada 514 Chile 172 France 45 Australia 435 Argentina 106 India 45 Sri Lanka 400 Portugal 103 Colombia 35 Mexico 234 Kenya 80 Pakistan 32 South Africa 194 Austria 74