Melolontha melolontha

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 melolontha

Name

Melolontha melolontha (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymy

Scarabaeus melolontha: Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 351 BHL 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

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Vernacular names

aragonés: Escarabacho de femera
беларуская: Майскія жукі
български: Майски бръмбар
brezhoneg: C'hwil-derv
čeština: Chroust obecný
dansk: Almindelig Oldenborre
Deutsch: Feldmaikäfer
English: Common Cockchafer
español: Escarabajo sanjuanero
euskara: Kotxorro
فارسی: سوسک طلایی
suomi: Saksanturilas
Nordfriisk: Driikraab
français: Le hanneton commun
Frysk: Maaituorre
hornjoserbsce: Mejski bruk
magyar: Májusi cserebogár
Ido: Melolonto
íslenska: Aldinbori
italiano: Maggiolino
lietuvių: Paprastasis grambuolys
македонски: мајски бумбар
Nedersaksies: Eekmulder
Nederlands: Meikever
norsk: Oldenborrer
polski: Chrabąszcz majowy
română: Cărăbuș
русский: Майские жуки
slovenčina: Chrúst obyčajný
српски / srpski: Гундељ
svenska: Ollonborre
ไทย: แมงอีนูน
українська: Хрущ
vepsän kel’: Böbörii
walon: Baloujhe
Zeêuws: Schallebieter