''Aphonus'' is a genus of North American
rhinoceros beetle
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1 ...
s in the family
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...
. There are about six described species in ''Aphonus''.
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Species
These six species belong to the genus ''Aphonus'':
* '' Aphonus brevicruris'' Cartwright, 1944
* '' Aphonus castaneus'' (Melsheimer, 1845)
* '' Aphonus densicauda'' Casey, 1915
* '' Aphonus texanus'' Gill & Howden, 1985
* '' Aphonus tridentatus'' (Say, 1823)
* '' Aphonus variolosus'' (LeConte, 1847)
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