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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Ligyrus Erichson, 1847
is a synonym of Genus Tomarus Erichson, 1847
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4240
75466
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
314
4520
Genera
Species
TribePentodontini
Mulsant, 1842
115
1601
Genera
Species
GenusLigyrus
Erichson, 1847
84Species
Subnodes of Ligyrus Erichson, 1847
SpeciesLigyrus adoceteus Ratcliffe & Cave, 2010
SpeciesLigyrus allonasutus López-García & Deloya, 2022
SpeciesLigyrus amazonicus Arrow, 1914  ⇒ Tomarus gyas
SpeciesLigyrus antillarum Beauvoir, 1805  ⇒ Tomarus cuniculus
SpeciesLigyrus arizonensis Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus bicorniculatus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus bidentulus Fairmaire, 1892
SpeciesLigyrus bituberculatus Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
SpeciesLigyrus blatchleyi Cartwright, 1944  ⇒ Tomarus subtropicus
SpeciesLigyrus brevipes Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus breviusculus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
1Subspecies
SpeciesLigyrus bryanti Rivers, 1891  ⇒ Tomarus laevicollis
SpeciesLigyrus burmeisteri Steinheil, 1872
SpeciesLigyrus californicus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
1Subspecies
SpeciesLigyrus castaneipennis Apolinar, 1927  ⇒ Tomarus fossor
SpeciesLigyrus cicatricosus Prell, 1937
SpeciesLigyrus compositus H. F. Wickham, 1911
SpeciesLigyrus cuniculus Fabricius, 1801  ⇒ Tomarus cuniculus
Rough black hard-back
SpeciesLigyrus curtipennis Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus discrepans Escalona & Joly, 2006
SpeciesLigyrus distinctus Fairmaire, 1892
SpeciesLigyrus ebenus DeGeer, 1774  ⇒ Tomarus ebenus
Black hard-back, Black sugarcane chafer, Tannia beetle
SpeciesLigyrus effetus H. F. Wickham, 1914  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus farctus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus fossor Latreille, 1813
1Subspecies
SpeciesLigyrus gianucai Dechambre & Lumaret, 1985
SpeciesLigyrus gibbosus DeGeer, 1774
Carrot beetle, Carrot head beetle, Muck beetle
1Subspecies
SpeciesLigyrus glanucai Dechambre, 1985
SpeciesLigyrus gyas Erichson, 1848
SpeciesLigyrus herbivorus Arrow, 1937
SpeciesLigyrus juvencus Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesLigyrus lacustris Casey, 1915  ⇒ Ligyrus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus laetulus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus laevicauda Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus laevicollis Bates, 1888
SpeciesLigyrus laticauda Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus laticollis Casey, 1915  ⇒ Ligyrus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus latifovea Bates, 1888  ⇒ Tomarus bituberculatus
SpeciesLigyrus latus Arrow, 1914
SpeciesLigyrus longulus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus lucublandus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Ligyrus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus maimon Erichson, 1847
SpeciesLigyrus maternus Prell, 1937
SpeciesLigyrus maximus Arrow, 1913
SpeciesLigyrus morio Leclerc, 1848
SpeciesLigyrus moroni López-García & Deloya, 2019
SpeciesLigyrus nasutus Burmeister, 1847
SpeciesLigyrus neglectus LeConte, 1847
SpeciesLigyrus obsoletus Leclerc, 1848
SpeciesLigyrus parallelus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus paranaensis López-García & Deloya, 2019
SpeciesLigyrus patagonus Steinheil, 1872
SpeciesLigyrus peninsularis Casey, 1915
SpeciesLigyrus peruvianus Endrödi, 1970
SpeciesLigyrus pullus Prell, 1937
SpeciesLigyrus pumilus Prell, 1937
SpeciesLigyrus puncticauda Casey, 1915  ⇒ Ligyrus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus pygidialis Bates, 1888  ⇒ Tomarus nasutus
SpeciesLigyrus relictus Say, 1825
SpeciesLigyrus remotus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus rosettae Endrödi, 1968
SpeciesLigyrus rubidus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
1Subspecies
SpeciesLigyrus rubripes Boheman, 1858
SpeciesLigyrus rugiceps LeConte, 1856  ⇒ Euetheola humilis
SpeciesLigyrus ruginasus LeConte, 1856  ⇒ Bothynus ruginasus
SpeciesLigyrus sallaei Bates, 1888
SpeciesLigyrus sallei Bates, 1888
SpeciesLigyrus scarabaeinus Perty, 1830
SpeciesLigyrus scitulus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus selanderi Cartwright, 1959
SpeciesLigyrus similis Endrödi, 1968  ⇒ Tomarus similis
SpeciesLigyrus spinipenis Neita & Ratcliffe, 2017
SpeciesLigyrus spissipes Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus squalidus Hope, 1845
SpeciesLigyrus subglaber Schaeffer, 1909
SpeciesLigyrus subtropicus Blatchley, 1922
Sugarcane white grub
SpeciesLigyrus texanus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus
SpeciesLigyrus villosus Burmeister, 1847
SpeciesLigyrus virginicus Casey, 1915  ⇒ Tomarus gibbosus

Synonyms
Anagrylius (Casey, 1915)
Euligyrus (Casey, 1915)
Grylius (Casey, 1915)
Ligyrellus (Casey, 1915)
Ligyrodes (Casey, 1915)
Oxygrylius (Casey, 1915)
Scaptophilus (Burmeister, 1847)
Tomarus (Erichson, 1847)


Distribution of Ligyrus Erichson, 1847
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Argentina
7 Species
Bahamas


Barbados


Bolivia
1 Species
Brazil
7 Species
Canada


Chile


Colombia
2 Species
Costa Rica
4 Species
Cuba


Dominica


Dominican Republic


Ecuador
1 Species
El Salvador


Georgia


Grenada


Guatemala


Guyana


Haiti


Honduras


Jamaica


Mexico
11 Species
Nicaragua


Panama


Paraguay


Peru
6 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis


Saint Lucia


Suriname


Trinidad and Tobago


Uruguay


USA
30 Species
Venezuela




Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


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