Tomarus

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Tomarus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Pentodontini
Genus: Tomarus
Erichson, 1847
Species

37, see text

Synonyms

Ligyrus

Tomarus is a genus of scarab beetles in the subfamily Dynastinae, the rhinoceros beetles. They are native to the Americas, where they are distributed from the central United States to Argentina, and a few species occur in the Caribbean. [1]

The adult beetles are nocturnal and attracted to lights; the larvae generally remain in the soil, often feeding on plant roots. [1]

In order to identify species, the parameres of the male must be pulled out of the abdomen and examined. This process should be done carefully, because the parameres are quite fragile, "almost parchment-like". [1]

Species

These 37 species belong to the genus Tomarus: [1] [2]

Data sources: i = ITIS, [4] c = Catalogue of Life, [5] g = GBIF, [6] b = Bugguide.net [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ratcliffe, B. C. and R. D. Cave. (2010). The Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Cayman Islands (West Indies), with descriptions of Tomarus adoceteus, new species (Pentodontini) and Caymania nitidissima, new genus and species (Phileurini). Insecta Mundi 139, 1-15.
  2. ↑ Ratcliffe, B. C. (2003). The dynastine scarab beetles of Costa Rica and Panama (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 16, 1-506.
  3. ↑ Buss, E. A. Sugarcane Grub, Tomarus subtropicus Blatchley (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). EENY-318 (IN593). Entomology and Nematology. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. Published 2003, revised 2006.
  4. ↑ "Tomarus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ↑ "Browse Tomarus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Tomarus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Tomarus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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