''Tomarus'' is a

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of scarab beetles in the subfamily Dynastinae, the rhinoceros beetles. They are native to the Americas, where they are distributed from the central

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, and a few species occur in the

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.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. The adult beetles are nocturnal and attracted to lights; the

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e generally remain in the soil, often feeding on plant roots. In order to identify species, the

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s 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

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-like".

Species

The following species belong to the genus ''Tomarus'': * '' Tomarus adoceteus'' Ratcliffe & Cave, 2010^{c g} * '' Tomarus bidentulus'' (Fairmaire, 1892)^c * '' Tomarus bituberculatus'' (Palisot De Beauvois, 1805)^{c g} * '' Tomarus burmeisteri'' (Steinheil, 1872)^{c g} * '' Tomarus cicatricosus'' (Prell, 1937)^{c g} * '' Tomarus colombianus'' Lopez-Garcia & Gasca-Alvarez, 2014^g * ''

Tomarus columbianus ''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.Rat ...

'' López-García & Gasca-Álvarez, 2014^{c g} * '' Tomarus compositus'' (Wickham, 1911)^{c g} * '' Tomarus cuniculus'' (Fabricius, 1801)^{i c g b} * '' Tomarus discrepans'' Escalona & Joly, 2006^{c g} * '' Tomarus ebenus'' (Degeer, 1774)^{c g} = type species * '' Tomarus effetus'' (Wickham, 1914)^{c g} * '' Tomarus formosianus'' Grouvelle, 1913^g * ''

Tomarus fossor ''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.Rat ...

'' (Latreille, 1833)^{c g} * ''

Tomarus gyas ''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.Rat ...

'' Erichson, 1848^{c g} * ''

Tomarus laevicollis ''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.Rat ...

'' (Bates, 1888)^{i c g} * ''

Tomarus maimon ''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.Rat ...

'' Erichson, 1847^{c g} * ''

Tomarus maternus ''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.Rat ...

'' (Prell, 1937)^{c g} * ''

Tomarus nasutus ''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.Rat ...

'' (Burmeister, 1847)^{i c g} * ''

Tomarus neglectus ''Tomarus neglectus'' is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. References Further reading * Dynastinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1847 {{Dynastinae-stub ...

'' (LeConte, 1847)^{i c g b} * ''

Tomarus peruvianus ''Tomarus'' is a genus of scarabaeidae, 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 C ...

'' ( Endrödi, 1970)^c * '' Tomarus pullus'' (Prell, 1937)^{c g} * '' Tomarus pumilus'' (Prell, 1937)^{c g} * '' Tomarus roigjunenti'' Neita & Ratcliffe, 2017^{c g} * '' Tomarus rosettae'' ( Endrödi, 1968)^{c g} * '' Tomarus rostratus'' Dupuis, 2014^{c g} * '' Tomarus rubripes'' (Boheman, 1858)^{c g} * '' Tomarus sallaei'' (Bates, 1888)^{i c g b} * '' Tomarus selanderi'' (Cartwright, 1959)^{i c g} * '' Tomarus similis'' (Endrödi, 1968)^{c g} * '' Tomarus spinipenis'' Neita & Ratcliffe, 2017^{c g} * '' Tomarus subtropicus'' (Blatchley, 1922)^{i c g b} (sugarcane grub)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. * '' Tomarus villosus'' (Burmeister, 1847)^{c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net ;Note - now placed in the restored genus '' Ligyrus'': * '' Tomarus gibbosus'' (LeConte, 1856), the carrot beetle * '' Tomarus relictus'' (Say, 1825)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15635796 Dynastinae Beetles of South America