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Checklist for Tribe Dynastini MacLeay, 1819
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
118
2279
7495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
107
2058
6394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
12
172
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
12
172
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
135
502
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
22
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDynastini
MacLeay, 1819
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
3 Genera with 12 Species
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Golofa Hope, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1861Elephant beetles6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
12 Species
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Dynastes neptunus Quensel, 1805Neptune beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Golofa eacus Burmeister, 1847
Golofa porteri Hope, 1837Saw Beetle
Golofa tersander (Burmeister, 1847)⇒ Mixigenus tersander Burmeister, 1847
Megasoma cedrosa Hardy, 1972
Megasoma cedrosum Hardy, 1972Rosy blenny
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle
Megasoma punctulatum Cartwright, 1952
Megasoma sleeperi Hardy, 1972Rosy blenny
Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861


Links, sources and further information
Dynastini at itis.gov