The SCARABAEIDAE Family
subfamily MELOLONTHINAE

Tribe Pachydemini

Genus Brenskiella Berg, 1898

Brenskiella flavomicans Brenske, 1897 (Pachycaeta) – Israel


Genus Elaphocera Gene, 1836


Elaphocera staudingeri Reitter, 1902 – Syria
Elaphocera suturalis Scaufuss, 1874 – Rhodos, Turkey, Syria
Elaphocera syriaca Kraatz, 1882 – Syria


Genus Leptochristina Baraud and Branco, 1991


Leptochristina pubicavula Reitter, 1902 (Pachydemocera) – Israel
Leptochristina pubimargo Reitter, 1902 (Pachydemocera) – Syria, (Turkey)


Genus Pachydema Laporte, 1832


Pachydema abeillei Fairmaire, 1881 – Syria
Pachydema israelitica Crotch, 1872 – Sinai
Pachydema nocturna Crotch, 1872 – Sinai
Pachydema palposa Reitter, 1902 – Sinai, Israel
Pachydema pilosa Walker, 1871 – Sinai
Pachydema sancta Crotch, 1872 – Sinai
Pachydema sinaitica Crotch, 1872 – Sinai
Pachydema volaki Roubal, 1945 – Jordan


Genus Pachydemocera Reitter, 1902


Pachydemocera lucidicollis Kraatz, 1882 (Elaphocera) – Syria


Genus Tanyproctus Menetries, 1832

Subgenus Tanyproctus

Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) indescriptus Baraud, 1979 – Sinai
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) jordaniacus Baraud, 1990 – Jordan
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) kindermanni Reiche, 1861 (Pachydema) – Israel ?, (Turkey)
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) muchei Petrovitz, 1962 – Syria
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) paulusi Petrovitz, 1980 – Lebanon
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctus) similis Petrovitz, 1962 – Syria

Subgenus Brachidema Fairmaire, 1881

Tanyproctus (Brachidema) beskindensis Reitter, 1902 – Lebanon
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) carcelii Fairmaire, 1884 (Brachydema) – Syria
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) kraatzi Reitter, 1902 – Syria - [syn. Tanyproctus (Brachidema) dichrous Reitter - Syria]
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) lamberti Fairmaire, 1884 (Brachydema) – Lebanon
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) latimanus Reitter, 1902 – Iraq, Syria, (Turkey)
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) longipes Burmeister, 1855 (Pachydema) – Syria
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) novicius Reitter, 1902 – Lebanon
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) pilimargo Reitter, 1902 – Lebanon, (Turkey)
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) pygidialis Reitter, 1902 – Lebanon
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) rugosulus Fairmaire, 1892 – Lebanon
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) sinuatifrons Fairmaire, 1881 (Pachydema) – Lebanon
Tanyproctus (Brachidema) verryi Fairmaire, 1884 (Brachydema) - Lebanon

Subgenus Tanyproctocera Reitter, 1902

Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) crinitus Petrovitz, 1971 - Israel
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) delesserti Reiche & Saulcy, 1856 (Pachydema) – Syria
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) festivus Burmeister, 1855 (Pachydema) – Lebanon, Syria
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) israeliticus Petrovitz, 1971 – Israel
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) lanatus Chevrolat, 1873 (Pachydema) – Syria
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) lederi Reiche, 1861 (Pachydema) – Israel, Lebanon, Syria
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) minutus Petrovitz, 1973 – Israel
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) nabataeus Petrovitz, 1973 – Israel
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) pumilus Petrovitz, 1973 – Israel
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) saulcyi Reiche and Saulcy, 1856 (Pachydema) – Israel, Jordan, Syria, (Iraq)
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) sinaiticus Heyden, 1900 (Pachydema) – Sinai, Israel
Tanyproctus (Tanyproctocera) syriacus Medvedev, 1952 – Syria


Selected References

Isabel SANMARTÍN BASTIDA, Fermín MARTÍN PIERA - Evolución de los Pachydeminae paleárticos (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Melolonthinae) - ARACNET, 8 - Bol. S.E.A., nº 25 (1999): 1-9. (http://entomologia.rediris.es/aracnet/8/pachydemidae/index.htm).

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