Dynastes

Dynastes hercules

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Cladus: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Cladus: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Dynastinae
Tribus: Dynastini
Genus: Dynastes
Species (9): D. granti – D. hercules – D. hyllus – D. maya – D. miyashitai – D. neptunus – D. satanas – D. tityus – ?D. alcides
[source: Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist]

Name

Dynastes MacLeay, 1819

Gender

masculine

Synonyms

• Theogenes Burmeister, 1847

Type species

• Dynastes Kirby: Scarabaeus hercules Linnaeus, 1758

References

cited sources

• MacLeay, W.S. 1819: Horae Entomologicae: or essays on the annulose animals. Volume I, Part I. S.Bagster, London. [not seen]

additional references

• Iannacone-Oliver, J.; Soras-Vega, A. 2012: Dynastes (Macleay, 1819): distribución, lista de especies para Sudamérica y Crianza en Cautiverio. Scientia, 12(12): 81-103. PDF
• Kirby, W. 1825: A description of such genera and species of insects, as alluded to in the "Introduction to Entomology" of Messrs. Kirby and Spence, as appear not to have been before sufficiently noticed or described. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 14: 563-572. Internet Archive

links

• Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles
• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus
• Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles