Maechidiini

Maechidiini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericoidinae
Tribe: Maechidiini
Burmeister, 1855

Maechidiini is a tribe of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3]

Genera

These genera belong to the tribe Maechidiini:

  • Harpechys Britton, 1957
  • Maechidius MacLeay, 1819
  • Microcoenus Britton, 1957
  • Microthopus Burmeister, 1855
  • Termitophilus Britton, 1957

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maechidiini at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  3. ^ Telnov, D. (2020-10-19). "A revision of the Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, and the first record of the tribe west of Wallace's Line". European Journal of Taxonomy. 721 (1): 1–210. Retrieved February 2, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.