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Checklist for Subfamily Dynastinae MacLeay, 1819 (Horn beetles)
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
271
1469
2337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1436
2291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
1288
2132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
68
724
1234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
62
624
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
47
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
47
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
38
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melbourne
10 Genera with 14 Species
Anomalomorpha Arrow, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cheiroplatys Kirby, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodus MacLeay, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Dasygnathus MacLeay, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pimelopus Erichson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pycnoschema Thomson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Semanopterus Hope, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Strategus Kirby, 1809Ox Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trissodon Prell, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melbourne
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anomalomorpha giveni Carne, 1957
Cheiroplatys bifossus Blackburn, 1896
Cheiroplatys latipes Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Cryptodus paradoxus (MacLeay, 1819)⇒ Cryptodus variolosus White, 1841
Cryptodus piceus Germar, 1848
Cryptodus tasmannianus Westwood, 1841
Dasygnathus dejeani MacLeay, 1819Redheaded whitegrub
Dasygnathus trituberculatus Blackburn, 1889
Heteronychus arator Fabricius, 1775African black beetle
Pimelopus dubius dubius
Pycnoschema prostomis Fairmaire, 1897
Semanopterus subcostatus Castelnau, 1840
Strategus splendens Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Trissodon australasiae Hope, 1837

Subnodes of Dynastinae with occurrences in Melbourne
TribeOryctini
Mulsant, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhileurini
Burmeister, 1847
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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