Melolontha hippocastani

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Melolonthinae
Tribus: Melolonthini
Subtribus: Melolonthina
Genus: Melolontha
Species: Melolontha hippocastani

Name

Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801

Synonyms

Melolontha hippocastani aethiops Westhoff, 1884
Melolontha hippocastani albicaus Stierlin, 1863
Melolontha hippocastani amasicola Westhoff, 1884
Melolontha hippocastani baicalica Reitter, 1892
Melolontha hippocastani coronata Mulsant, 1842
Melolontha hippocastani discoidalis Dallatorre, 1879
Melolontha hippocastani festiva Westhoff, 1884
Melolontha hippocastani fuscicollis Kraatz, 1885
Melolontha hippocastani metzleri Westhoff, 1884
Melolontha hippocastani nigricollis Mulsant, 1842
Melolontha hippocastani picea Wanach, 1906
Melolontha hippocastani rex Dallatorre, 1879
Melolontha hippocastani romana Reitter, 1887
Melolontha hippocastani schwarzi Kraatz, 1888
Melolontha hippocastani sefcaki Fleischer, 1912
Melolontha hippocastani suturalis Kraatz, 1897
Melolontha hippocastani tibialis Mulsant, 1842
Melolontha melolontha mulsanti Bedel, 1911
Melolontha nigripes Comolli, 1837
Melolontha pectoralis Megerle, 1812
Melolontha vulgaris Olivier, 1789

References

Primary references

Fabricius, J.C. 1801. Systema eleutheratorum secundum ordines, genera, species: adiectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Tomus II. Impensis bibliopoli academici novi, Kiliae, 687 pp. Online. Reference page.

Additional references

Tereba, A. & Niemczyk, M. 2017. Variability and Cross-Species Amplification of Microsatellite Loci in Melolontha melolontha and Melolontha hippocastani (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Entomological news 127(3): 192–197. DOI: 10.3157/021.127.0303

Vernacular names

čeština: Chroust maďalový
Deutsch: Waldmaikäfer
English: Northern Cockchafer
فارسی: سوسک طلایی
suomi: Kesäturilas
magyar: Erdei cserebogár
Ido: Melolonto
polski: Chrabąszcz kasztanowy
русский: Восточный майский хрущ
slovenčina: Chrúst pagaštanový

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