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Checklist for Tribe Dynastini MacLeay, 1819
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
117
5048
26282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
106
4691
23833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
456
3677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
456
3677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
367
3128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
60
465
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDynastini
MacLeay, 1819
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
4 Genera with 23 Species
Augosoma Burmeister, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Golofa Hope, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 2018Elephant beetles23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
23 Species and 15 Subspecies
Augosoma centaurus Fabricius, 1775Centaurus beetle
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dynastes hercules ecuatorianus (Ohaus, 1913)⇒ Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758
Dynastes hercules paschoali (Grossi & Arnaud, 1993)⇒ Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758
Dynastes paschoali Grossi & Arnaud, 1993
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Golofa claviger Linnaeus, 1771
Golofa claviger claviger
Golofa clavigera clavigera Linnaeus, 1771
Golofa eacus Burmeister, 1847
Golofa pelagon Burmeister, 1847
Golofa pizarro Hope, 1837
Golofa porteri Hope, 1837Saw Beetle
Megasoma actaeon Linnaeus, 1758Actaeon beetle
Megasoma actaeon actaeon
Megasoma actaeon fujitai Nagai, 2003
Megasoma anubis Chevrolat, 1836
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Megasoma enema (Marcgraf, 1848)⇒ Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Megasoma fujitai Nagai, 2003
Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
Megasoma gyas gyas
Megasoma gyas porioni Nagai, 2003
Megasoma gyas prandii Milani, 2008
Megasoma gyas rumbucheri Fischer, 1968
Megasoma hermes Prandi, 2016
Megasoma hyperion Prandi, Gros..., 2020
Megasoma janus (Felsche, 1906)⇒ Megasoma actaeon Linnaeus, 1758
Megasoma janus argentinum Höhne, 1923
Megasoma janus grossii Prandi, 2023
Megasoma janus janus
Megasoma mars Reiche, 1852
Megasoma ramirezorum Silvestre & ..., 2002
Megasoma typhon prandii Milani, 2008
Megasoma typhon typhon
Megasoma vazdemelloi Prandi, 2018


Links, sources and further information
Dynastini at itis.gov