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Checklist for Subfamily Dynastinae MacLeay, 1819 (Horn beetles)
and region La Plata County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
975
1167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
842
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
301
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
39
250
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
45
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
38
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Plata County
8 Genera with 13 Species
Cyclocephala Dejean, 1902Masked Chafers6SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1870Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Dyscinetus Harold, 1847Rice Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ligyrus Erichson, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Orizabus Fairmaire, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Oxygrylius Casey, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Tomarus Erichson, 1825Carrot Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctes Hope, 1888Rhinoceros Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Plata County
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cyclocephala hirta LeConte, 1861Western masked chafer
Cyclocephala hirta hirta
Cyclocephala lunulata Burmeister, 1847Twister
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cyclocephala olivieri Arrow, 1911
Cyclocephala pasadenae Casey, 1915Pasadena masked chafer
Cyclocephala sparsa Arrow, 1902
Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870Grant´s Hercules Beetle
Dyscinetus picipes Burmeister, 1847Spotted kelpfish
Ligyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774Carrot beetle
Ligyrus ruginasus (LeConte, 1856)⇒ Bothynus ruginasus LeConte, 1856
Orizabus mcclevei Warner, 2011Giant kelpfish
Oxygrylius ruginasus LeConte, 1856
Tomarus relictus Say, 1825
Xyloryctes thestalus Bates, 1888Largemouth blenny

Subnodes of Dynastinae with occurrences in La Plata County
TribeCyclocephalini
Laporte, 1840
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDynastini
MacLeay, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOryctini
Mulsant, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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