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Checklist for Subfamily Dynastinae MacLeay, 1819 (Horn beetles)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
169
9191
59961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
143
8084
50035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
14
778
3568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
14
778
3568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
616
3000
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
55
159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
55 Genera with 159 Species
#ABCDEGHMNOPSTX
Actinobolus Westwood, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Adoryphorus Blackburn, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Aegopsis Burmeister, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Ancognatha Erichson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Aphonus LeConte, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Archophileurus Kolbe, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolea Bates, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Bothynus Hope, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemis Castelnau, 010SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosoma Hope, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chalepides Casey, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Coelosis Hope, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Corynophyllus Hope, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1992Masked Chafers28SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonistes Burmeister, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dasygnathus MacLeay, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1847Rice Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Enema Hope, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Eophileurus Arrow, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Erioscelis Burmeister, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Euetheola Bates, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Golofa Hope, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Haploscapanes Arrow, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Haplosoma Verhoeff, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphileurus Kolbe, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Heterogomphus Burmeister, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Homophileurus Kolbe, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Megalosoma Kirby, 1877Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1972Elephant beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Metanastes Arrow, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Mimeoma Casey, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Novapus Sharp, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Orizabus Fairmaire, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Oryctes Hellwig, 1987Coconut rhinoceros beetles21SpeciesTaxom
Oxygrylius Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Oxyligyrus Arrow, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Pentodon Hope, 189923SpeciesTaxom
Pericoptus Burmeister, 1775Small sand scarab2SpeciesTaxom
Phileurus Sieg, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Pimelopus Erichson, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Semanopterus Hope, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrates Burmeister, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1847Ox Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Temnorhynchus Hope, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Temnorrhynchus Alluaud, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1888Carrot Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Trissodon Prell, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1773Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Xylotrupes Hope, 1920Elephant beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
159 Species and 29 Subspecies
Actinobolus radians Westwood, 1841
Adoryphorus canei Carne, 1957
Adoryphorus couloni Burmeister, 1847Australian black beetle
Adoryphorus coulonii Burmeister, 1847Redheaded pasture cockchafer
Aegopsis vazdemelloi Sobral & Grossi, 2018
Ancognatha vulgaris Arrow, 1911
Aphonus castaneus Melsheimer, 1845
Aphonus tridentatus Say, 1823
Archophileurus chaconus Kolbe, 1910
Archophileurus clarionicus Morón, 1990
Archophileurus cribrosus LeConte, 1854
Archophileurus spinosus Dechambre, 2006
Aspidolea fuliginea Burmeister, 1847
Aspidolea notaticollis Höhne, 1922
Aspidolea singularis Bates, 1888
Bothynus herteli Endrödi, 1968
Bothynus medon Germar, 1824
Calicnemis atlantica (Mosconi, 1996)⇒ Calicnemis obesa Erichson, 1841
Calicnemis bahilloi Lopez-colon, 2003
Calicnemis bercedoi Lopez-colon, 2004
Calicnemis latreillei Laporte, 1832
Calicnemis latreillii Laporte, 1832
Calicnemis obesa Erichson, 1841
Calicnemis sardiniensis Leo, 1985
Calicnemis truncatifrons Laporte, 1832
Calicnemis truncatifrons sardiniensis Leo, 1985
Calicnemis truncatifrons truncatifrons
Chalcosoma atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas beetle
Chalepides comes Prell, 1936
Cheiroplatys bifossus Blackburn, 1896
Cheiroplatys latipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Coelosis biloba Linnaeus, 1767
Corynophyllus dorrigoensis Carne, 1957
Corynophyllus fortnumi Hope, 1845
Cryptodus gigas Lea, 1917
Cryptodus paradoxus (MacLeay, 1819)⇒ Cryptodus variolosus White, 1841
Cryptodus piceus Germar, 1848
Cryptodus tasmannianus Westwood, 1841
Cryptodus variolosus White, 1841
Cyclocephala almitana Dechambre, 1992
Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala amblyopsis Hurley, 1959
Cyclocephala bicolor Castelnau, 1840
Cyclocephala borealis Arrow, 1911Northern masked chafer
Cyclocephala carbonaria Milne Edwards, 1848
Cyclocephala complanata Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala discolor Herbst, 1792
Cyclocephala erotylina Arrow, 1914
Cyclocephala forcipulata Howden & End..., 1966Spectacled blenny
Cyclocephala gravis Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala guianae Endrödi, 1969
Cyclocephala guttata Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789Southern masked chafer
Cyclocephala ligyrina Bates, 1888
Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala lurida (Bland, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala immaculata Olivier, 1789
Cyclocephala macrophylla Cohen, 1998
Cyclocephala mafaffa Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala multiplex (Casey, 1915)⇒ Cyclocephala amazona Linnaeus, 1767
Cyclocephala ovulum (Bates, 1888)⇒ Cyclocephala testacea Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala puberula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala robusta (LeConte, 1863)⇒ Cyclocephala nigricollis Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala signaticollis Burmeister, 1847Argentinian scarab
Cyclocephala stictica Burmeister, 1847
Cyclocephala testacea Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala zodion Ratcliffe, 1992
Cyphonistes vallatus Wiedemann, 1823
Dasygnathus dejeani MacLeay, 1819Redheaded whitegrub
Dasygnathus trituberculatus Blackburn, 1889
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Dyscinetus dubius Olivier, 1789
Dyscinetus laevipunctatus Bates, 1888
Dyscinetus mendax Joly & Escalona, 2010
Dyscinetus picipes Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Enema endymion Chevrolat, 1843Palehead blenny
Eophileurus dentatus Blackburn, 1895
Erioscelis columbica Endrödi, 1966
Euetheola bidentata Burmeister, 1847
Euetheola humilis Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Golofa pizarro Hope, 1837
Haploscapanes australicus Arrow, 1908
Haplosoma strubelli Verhoeff, 1894
Hemiphileurus variolosus Burmeister, 1847
Heterogomphus schoenherri Burmeister, 1847
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Heteronychus atratus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Heteronychus plebejus Klug, 1832
Homophileurus quadrituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1806
Megalosoma canestrinii Fedrizzi, 1877
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Megasoma pachecoi Cartwright, 1963
Megasoma sleeperi Hardy, 1972Rosy blenny
Metanastes bicornis Lea, 1919
Metanastes denudatus A. Bode, 1953
Metanastes vulgivagus Olliff, 1889Black beetle
Mimeoma acuta Arrow, 1902
Novapus adelaidae Blackburn, 1888
Novapus bifidus Lea, 1910
Orizabus clunalis LeConte, 1856
Orizabus ligyroides Horn, 1885
Orizabus pyriformis LeConte, 1847
Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes nasicornis ameliae López-Colón ..., 2020
Oryctes nasicornis birmanicus Dechambre, 1980
Oryctes nasicornis chersonensis Minck, 1915
Oryctes nasicornis corniculatus Villa & Villa, 1833
Oryctes nasicornis grypus Illiger, 1803
Oryctes nasicornis holdhausi Minck, 1914
Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni Minck, 1914
Oryctes nasicornis laevigatus Heer, 1841
Oryctes nasicornis mariei Bourgin, 1949
Oryctes nasicornis nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758European rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes nasicornis ondrejanus Minck, 1916
Oryctes nasicornis polonicus Minck, 1916
Oryctes (Oryctes) prolixus Wollaston, 1864
Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775African rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes borbonicus Dechambre, 1982
Oryctes fossilis Oppenheim, 1888
Oryctes mayottensis Dechambre, 1982
Oryctes pluto Weyenbergh, 1869
Oryctes simiar dujardini Dechambre, 1987
Oxygrylius ruginasus LeConte, 1856
Oxyligyrus champenoisi Dechambre, 2008
Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus algerinus (Fuessly, 1778)⇒ Pentodon algerinum algerinum Herbst, 1789
Pentodon algerinus dispar Baudi, 1870
Pentodon bellerophon von Heyden &..., 1866
Pentodon bidens Pallas, 1771
Pentodon bidens bidens Pallas, 1771
Pentodon bidens punctatum Villers, 1789
Pentodon bidens punctatus (Villers, 1789)⇒ Pentodon bidens punctatum Villers, 1789
Pentodon bidens sulcifrons Kuster, 1848
Pentodon caminarius (Faldermann, 1835)⇒ Pentodon idiota Herbst, 1789
Pentodon caminarius caminarius
Pentodon dorcus Krell, 2019
Pentodon foveipennis (Jakovlev, 1903)⇒ Pentodon idiota Herbst, 1789
Pentodon idiota Herbst, 1789
Pentodon idiota idiota Herbst, 1789
Pentodon idiota memnon Jakovlev, 1902
Pentodon millini Miksic, 1962
Pentodon proserpinae Heer, 1862
Pentodon quadridens Gebler, 1845
Pentodon variolopunctatus Fairmaire, 1879
Pentodon variolopunctatus deserti Heyden, 1899
Pericoptus punctatus White, 1846Small sand scarab
Pericoptus truncatus Fabricius, 1775Ngungutawa
Phileurus didymus Linnaeus, 1758
Phileurus truncatus Palisot de B..., 1807Triceratops Beetle
Phileurus valgus Linnaeus, 1758
Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Phyllognathus silenus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Phyllognathus excavatus Forster, 1771
Pimelopus dubius dubius
Pimelopus fischeri Montrouzier, 1860
Pimelopus nothus Burmeister, 1847
Pimelopus porcellus Erichson, 1847
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Semanopterus angustatus Blackburn, 1888
Semanopterus rectangulus Blackburn, 1895
Semanopterus solidus Burmeister, 1847
Semanopterus subcostatus Castelnau, 1840
Stenocrates hardyi Dechambre, 1985
Strategus ajax Olivier, 1789
Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758Coconut cockle
Strategus jugurtha Burmeister, 1847
Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Temnorhynchus baal baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Temnorhynchus (Temnorhynchus) coronatus Fabricius, 1781
Temnorhynchus retusus Fabricius, 1781Plate-faced beetle
Temnorrhynchus baal Reiche & Saulcy, 1856
Tomarus bituberculatus Palisot de B..., 1805
Tomarus compositus Wickham, 1911
Tomarus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801Carrot Scarab
Tomarus gibbosus De Geer, 1774Carrot beetle
Tomarus gyas Erichson, 1848
Tomarus nasutus Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Tomarus neglectus LeConte, 1847
Tomarus sallaei Bates, 1888
Trissodon australasiae Hope, 1837
Trissodon subopacus Arrow, 1914
Xyloryctes jamaicensis Drury, 1773Eastern Rhinoceros Beetle
Xylotrupes gideon Linnaeus, 1767Brown rhinoceros beetle
Xylotrupes gideon lamachus (Minck, 1920)⇒ Xylotrupes macleayi lamachus Minck, 1920

Subnodes of Dynastinae with occurrences in Europe
TribeAgaocephalini
Burmeister, 1847
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCyclocephalini
Laporte, 1840
8
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDynastini
MacLeay, 1819
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOryctini
Mulsant, 1842
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
25
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhileurini
Burmeister, 1847
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Dynastinae at artfakta.se
Dynastinae at dyntaxa.se
Dynastinae at itis.gov