Dynastes

Taxobox
name = "Dynastes"

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image_size =250px
image_caption = "Dynastes granti"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
familia = Scarabaeidae
subfamilia = Dynastinae
genus = "Dynastes"
genus_authority = Kirby, 1825
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "See text"
synonyms ="Satanix"

"Dynastes" is a genus of large beetles, mostly from Central America and South America, the males of which bear two long horns forming a plier. There are eight species in the genus:

*"Dynastes granti" (Horn, 1870): USA - Arizona
* "Dynastes hercules", Hercules beetle (Linnaeus, 1758): Central and South America
*"Dynastes hyllus" (Chevrolat, 1843): Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua. Male: 35-70 mm; female : 30-45 mm
*"Dynastes maya" (Hardy, 2003): Mexico, Guatemala. Male: 50-90 mm; female: 40-50 mm
*"Dynastes miyashitai" (Yamaya, 2004): Mexico. Male: 50-90 mm; female : 40-50 mm
*"Dynastes neptunus", Neptune beetle (Quensel in Schönherr, 1805): South America: Colombia
*"Dynastes satanas", Satanas beetle (Moser, 1909): Bolivia. Male : 50-115 mm; female : 30-55 mm
* "Dynastes tityus", Unicorn beetle (Linnaeus, 1763): Mexico