Tomarus
For the mountain in Greece, see Tomaros.
| Tomarus | |
|---|---|
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| Tomarus gibbosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Scarabaeoidea |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Dynastinae |
| Genus: | Tomarus Erichson, 1847 |
| Species | |
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27, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
There are about 27 species in the genus.[1]
- Tomarus adoceteus
- Tomarus bituberculatus
- Tomarus cicatricosus
- Tomarus cuniculus
- Tomarus ebenus
- Tomarus fossor
- Tomarus gyas
- Tomarus laevicollis
- Tomarus maternus
- Tomarus nasutus
- Tomarus sallaei
- Tomarus similis
- Tomarus subtropicus – sugarcane grub[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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