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Taxonomy of Genus Dynastes MacLeay, 1819
Hercules Beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4240
75466
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
314
4520
Genera
Species
TribeDynastini
MacLeay, 1819
13
484
Genera
Species
GenusDynastes
MacLeay, 1819
Hercules Beetles
77Species
Subnodes of Dynastes MacLeay, 1819
SpeciesDynastes alcides Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesDynastes archon Kirby, 1825
SpeciesDynastes argentata Verrill, 1907  ⇒ Dynastes hercules
SpeciesDynastes argentatus Verril, 1907  ⇒ Dynastes hercules
SpeciesDynastes australicus Thomson, 1859
SpeciesDynastes beckeri Schaufuss, 1887
SpeciesDynastes bleuzeni Silvestre & Dechambre, 1995
SpeciesDynastes borneensis Minck, 1920
SpeciesDynastes cantori Hope, 1842
SpeciesDynastes centaurus Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesDynastes childreni Hope, 1831
SpeciesDynastes corniger Sternberg, 1910
SpeciesDynastes cornigera Sternberg, 1910  ⇒ Dynastes tityus
SpeciesDynastes ecuatorianus Ohaus, 1913
SpeciesDynastes gideon Guérin-Méneville, 1830  ⇒ Xylotrupes macleayi
SpeciesDynastes granti Horn, 1870
Grants Hercules beetle, Grants´ Hercules beetle
SpeciesDynastes grantii Horn, 1870
Grant´s Hercules Beetle
SpeciesDynastes hardwickii Hope, 1831
SpeciesDynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758
Hercules beetle
18Subspecies
SpeciesDynastes hesperus Erichson, 1834
SpeciesDynastes hyllus Chevrolat, 1843
Palehead blenny
2Subspecies
SpeciesDynastes iphiclus Burmeister, 1847  ⇒ Dynastes hercules hercules
SpeciesDynastes jupiter Buquet, 1840  ⇒ Dynastes neptunus
SpeciesDynastes kaszabi
SpeciesDynastes kirbii Hope, 1831
SpeciesDynastes lagai Verrill, 1906  ⇒ Dynastes hercules hercules
SpeciesDynastes lagaii Verril, 1906  ⇒ Dynastes hercules
SpeciesDynastes lamachus Minck, 1937
SpeciesDynastes lenczyi Cartwright, 1976  ⇒ Megasoma cedrosa
SpeciesDynastes lichyi Lachaume, 1985
SpeciesDynastes marianus Linnaeus, 1767  ⇒ Dynastes tityus
SpeciesDynastes maya Hardy, 2003
Maya white beetle
SpeciesDynastes miyashitai Yamaya, 2004  ⇒ Dynastes hyllus
SpeciesDynastes mniszechi Thomson, 1859
SpeciesDynastes morishimai Nagai, 2002
SpeciesDynastes moroni Nagai, 2005  ⇒ Dynastes hyllus moroni
SpeciesDynastes neptunus Quensel in Schönherr, 1805
Neptune beetle
1Subspecies
SpeciesDynastes occidentalis Lachaume, 1985
SpeciesDynastes oculatus Scopoli, 1772  ⇒ Dynastes hercules hercules
SpeciesDynastes paschoali Grossi & Arnaud, 1993
SpeciesDynastes pennsylvanicus DeGeer, 1774  ⇒ Dynastes tityus
SpeciesDynastes perseus Olivier, 1789  ⇒ Dynastes hercules hercules
SpeciesDynastes reidi Chalumeau, 1977
SpeciesDynastes satanas Moser, 1909
Satanas beetle
SpeciesDynastes septentrionalis Lachaume, 1985
SpeciesDynastes sumatrensis Minck, 1937
SpeciesDynastes szckessyi
SpeciesDynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766
Eastern Hercules beetle, Unicorn beetle
2Subspecies
SpeciesDynastes tonkinensis Minck, 1937
SpeciesDynastes tricornis Verrill, 1906
SpeciesDynastes trinidadensis Chalumeau & Reid, 1995
SpeciesDynastes tytius Castelnau, 1840  ⇒ Dynastes tityus
SpeciesDynastes ulysses Guérin-Méneville, 1830
SpeciesDynastes vulcan Verril, 1906  ⇒ Dynastes hercules hercules

Synonyms
Archon (Kirby, 1825)
Augosoma (Burmeister, 1847)
Endebius (Lansberge, 1880)
Theogenes (Burmeister, 1847)
Xylotrupes (Hope, 1837)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Dynastes
EnglishHercules Beetles


Distribution of Dynastes MacLeay, 1819
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Australia
3 Species
Barbados


Belize


Bolivia
3 Species
Brazil
3 Species
Colombia
4 Species
Costa Rica
2 Species
Dominica


Dominican Republic


Ecuador
5 Species
El Salvador


Georgia


Guatemala


Honduras


Indonesia
2 Species
Liberia


Madagascar
1 Species
Malaysia
1 Species
Mexico
7 Species
Nicaragua


Panama


Papua New Guinea


Peru
4 Species
Philippines


Republic South Africa
1 Species
Saint Lucia


Taiwan
1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago


USA
5 Species
Venezuela




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