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Checklist for Tribe Dynastini MacLeay, 1819
and region Sector Las Pailas (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
221
2215
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
221
2215
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
218
2212
2287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
170
2012
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
46
637
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
591
606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
69
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
69
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
53
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDynastini
MacLeay, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sector Las Pailas
2 Genera with 2 Species
Dynastes MacLeay, 1758Hercules Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1775Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sector Las Pailas
2 Species
Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758Hercules beetle
Megasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775Elephant beetle


Links, sources and further information
Dynastini at itis.gov