Maechidius

Maechidius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Sericoidinae
Tribe:	Maechidiini
Genus:	Maechidius; MacLeay, 1819
Synonyms
	Paramaechidius Frey, 1969; Epholcis Waterhouse, 1875; Geobatus Dejean, 1833;

Maechidius is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Species

Maechidius acutus (Narakusumo & Balke, 2019)
Maechidius addarcis Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius aenescens Heller, 1910
Maechidius agnellus (Prokofiev, 2018)
Maechidius aiyura Telnov, 2020
Maechidius alesbezdeki Telnov, 2020
Maechidius algonus Britton, 1957
Maechidius amanus Britton, 1957
Maechidius angusticeps Arrow, 1941
Maechidius antennalis Blackburn, 1898
Maechidius arcuatus (Narakusumo & Balke, 2019)
Maechidius aroae Heller, 1914
Maechidius astrolabius Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius ater Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius atratus Burmeister, 1855
Maechidius awu Telnov, 2020
Maechidius babyrousa Telnov, 2020
Maechidius bidentulus Fairmaire, 1877
Maechidius bilobiceps Fairmaire, 1877
Maechidius bintang Telnov, 2020
Maechidius boessnecki Telnov, 2020
Maechidius bombycinus Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius brevis Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius brocki Telnov, 2020
Maechidius caesius Britton, 1957
Maechidius cakalele (Narakusumo & Balke, 2019)
Maechidius calabyi Britton, 1957
Maechidius caperatus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius capitalis Blackburn, 1907
Maechidius caviceps Blackburn, 1888
Maechidius cavus Britton, 1957
Maechidius chadwicki Britton, 1957
Maechidius charaxus Britton, 1957
Maechidius ciliatus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius clypealis Blackburn, 1894
Maechidius coelus Britton, 1957
Maechidius conspicuus Lea, 1917
Maechidius corrosus Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius crassifrons Britton, 1957
Maechidius crenaticollis Blackburn, 1888
Maechidius crypticus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius dani Telnov, 2020
Maechidius davidsoni Britton, 1957
Maechidius deltouri Telnov, 2020
Maechidius dendrolagus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius divergens (Waterhouse, 1875)
Maechidius echinoides Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius emarginatus Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius esau Heller, 1914
Maechidius eutermiphilus Lea, 1924
Maechidius excisicollis Blackburn, 1898
Maechidius excisus Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius fissiceps MacLeay, 1888
Maechidius fraterculus Moser, 1920
Maechidius froggatti MacLeay, 1888
Maechidius geminus Britton, 1957
Maechidius gibbicollis Blackburn, 1898
Maechidius gracilis Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius gressitti Frey, 1969
Maechidius hackeri Lea, 1919
Maechidius hamatus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius helleri (Frey, 1969)
Maechidius heterosquamosus Heller, 1910
Maechidius hirtipes Arrow, 1941
Maechidius hopianus Westwood, 1842
Maechidius hoplocephalus Lea, 1917
Maechidius humeralis Heller, 1914
Maechidius insularis Lea, 1917
Maechidius interruptocarinulatus Heller, 1914
Maechidius jobiensis Moser, 1920
Maechidius kainantu Telnov, 2025
Maechidius kanallus Britton, 1957
Maechidius kazantsevi Telnov, 2020
Maechidius kiwanus Britton, 1957
Maechidius konandus Britton, 1957
Maechidius konjo Telnov, 2020
Maechidius kurantus Britton, 1957
Maechidius lapsus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius lateripennis Lea, 1917
Maechidius latus Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius legalovi Telnov, 2020
Maechidius leucopsar Telnov, 2020
Maechidius lineatopunctatus Frey, 1969
Maechidius lobaticeps Frey, 1969
Maechidius longior (Blackburn, 1898)
Maechidius longipes Telnov, 2020
Maechidius longitarsis Waterhouse, 1875
Maechidius luniceps Fairmaire, 1883
Maechidius macleaynus Westwood, 1845
Maechidius macrosoma Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius mailu Telnov, 2020
Maechidius major Blackburn, 1888
Maechidius maleo Telnov, 2020
Maechidius mellianus Westwood, 1842
Maechidius merdeka Telnov, 2020
Maechidius metellus Britton, 1957
Maechidius miklouhomaclayi Telnov, 2020
Maechidius milkappus Britton, 1957
Maechidius milneanus Heller, 1914
Maechidius modicus Blackburn, 1898
Maechidius moluccanus Moser, 1920
Maechidius muticus Arrow, 1941
Maechidius nanus Arrow, 1941
Maechidius nepenthephilus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius obiensis (Narakusumo & Balke, 2019)
Maechidius occidentalis Britton, 1957
Maechidius olor Britton, 1957
Maechidius opatroides Arrow, 1941
Maechidius ordensis Blackburn, 1898
Maechidius owenstanleyi Telnov, 2020
Maechidius papuanus Moser, 1926
Maechidius parallelicollis Moser, 1920
Maechidius parandus Britton, 1957
Maechidius parvulus MacLeay, 1871
Maechidius paupianus Heller, 1910
Maechidius pauxillus Heller, 1910
Maechidius pedarioides Arrow, 1941
Maechidius pellus Britton, 1957
Maechidius penicilliger Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius peregrinus Lansberge, 1886
Maechidius perlatus (Frey, 1969)
Maechidius pilosus Blackburn, 1891
Maechidius popei (Frey, 1969)
Maechidius proximus Britton, 1957
Maechidius puncticollis Lea, 1924
Maechidius pygidialis Britton, 1957
Maechidius raucus Blackburn, 1907
Maechidius relictus Blackburn, 1907
Maechidius riedeli Telnov, 2020
Maechidius rufus Westwood, 1842
Maechidius rugicollis Moser, 1920
Maechidius rugosicollis MacLeay, 1871
Maechidius rugosipes Blackburn, 1888
Maechidius sabatinellii Telnov, 2025
Maechidius savagei Lea, 1917
Maechidius seriegranosus Heller, 1914
Maechidius seriepunctatus Moser, 1920
Maechidius serratus Britton, 1957
Maechidius similis Telnov, 2020
Maechidius simplex Frey, 1969
Maechidius skalei Telnov, 2020
Maechidius sordidus (Boisduval, 1835)
Maechidius sougb Telnov, 2020
Maechidius speciosus (Frey, 1969)
Maechidius spurius (Kirby, 1819)
Maechidius squamipennis Lea, 1917
Maechidius stradbrokensis Lea, 1919
Maechidius sturnus Arrow, 1941
Maechidius subcostatus Brenske, 1895
Maechidius suwawa Telnov, 2020
Maechidius tarsalis Arrow, 1941
Maechidius telnovi Prokofiev, 2022
Maechidius tibialis Blackburn, 1892
Maechidius tridentatus Britton, 1963
Maechidius trivialis Telnov, 2020
Maechidius tumidifrons Britton, 1957
Maechidius uniformis (Britton, 1957)
Maechidius ursus Telnov, 2020
Maechidius variolosus MacLeay, 1871
Maechidius vicinus Heller, 1914
Maechidius weigeli Telnov, 2020
Maechidius wilsoni Britton, 1957
Maechidius woodlarkianus Heller, 1914
Maechidius yamdena Telnov, 2020

References

↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maechidius 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 January 12, 2026.
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↑ 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.

[:1-1] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maechidius 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 January 12, 2026.

[2] BioLib

[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.