Checklist for Subfamily Dynastinae MacLeay, 1819 (Horn beetles)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
3514
7841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
3513
7840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 302
3456
7694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 209
2933
6972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 59
1059
2461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 55
924
2086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
139
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
139
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 121
273 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sierra Leone
12 Genera with 17 Species | Alissonotum Arrow, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Augosoma Burmeister, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphonistes Burmeister, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroligus Kolbe, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronychus Seidlitz, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1980 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Prionoryctes Arrow, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosphileurus Kolbe, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ruteloryctes Arrow, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnorhynchus Hope, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnorrhynchus Alluaud, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenodorus Brême, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sierra Leone
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alissonotum camerunum Kolbe, 1905 | | | Augosoma centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | Centaurus beetle | | Cyphonistes glabricollis Burmeister, 1847 | | | Heteroligus appius Burmeister, 1847 | | | Heteroligus meles Billberg, 1815 | Yam beetle | | Heteroligus planifrons Prell, 1914 | | | Heteronychus mosambicus Péringuey, 1908 | | | Oryctes boas Fabricius, 1775 | African rhinoceros beetle | | Oryctes erebus Burmeister, 1847 | | | Oryctes erebus erebus | | | Oryctes forceps Dechambre, 1980 | | | Prionoryctes breviusculus Arrow, 1911 | | | Prosphileurus liberianus Dohrn, 1875 | | | Ruteloryctes morio Fabricius, 1798 | | | Temnorhynchus luna Fairmaire, 1868 | | | Temnorhynchus repandus Burmeister, 1847 | | | Temnorrhynchus luna Fairmaire, 1868 | | | Xenodorus janus Fabricius, 1801 | |
Subnodes of Dynastinae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
Links, sources and further information Dynastinae at artfakta.se
Dynastinae at dyntaxa.se
Dynastinae at itis.gov
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