Ligyrus Burmeister 1847 (rhinoceras beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: H. C. Burmeister. 1847. Handbuch der Entomologie, Fünfter Band. Besondere Entomologie. Fortsetzung. Coleoptera Lamellicornia Xylophila et Pectinicornia 1-584
Parent taxon: Dynastinae according to F. T. Krell 2000
See also Wickham 1914
Sister taxa: Calcitoryctes, Cyclocephala, Oryctini, Oryctoantiquus, Pentodon proserpinae, Pentodontini
Subtaxa: Ligyrus compositus Ligyrus effetus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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