page_title: Dynastinae
section_title: Tribes and Genera, with selected species
hierarchical_section_title: Dynastinae / Tribes and Genera, with selected species
caption_attribution_description: English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynastinae
context_page_description: Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family. Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known.
  Many rhinoceros beetles are well known for their unique shapes and large sizes. Some famous species are, for example, the Atlas beetle, common rhinoceros beetle, elephant beetle, European rhinoceros beetle, Hercules beetle, Japanese rhinoceros beetle or kabutomushi, ox beetle and the Eastern Hercules beetle.
context_section_description: Agaocephalini Burmeister, 1847 (disputed)
  Aegopsis
  Agaocephala
  Cyclocephalini Laporte, 1840
  Cyclocephala
  Dynastini MacLeay, 1819
  Allomyrina Arrow, 1911 (including Trypoxylus)
  Allomyrina dichotoma – Japanese rhinoceros beetle
  Chalcosoma Hope, 1837
  Chalcosoma atlas – Atlas beetle
  Chalcosoma moellenkampi – Moellenkampi beetle
  Chalcosoma caucasus – Caucasus beetle
  Dynastes Kirby, 1825
  Dynastes hercules – Hercules beetle
  Dynastes neptunus – Neptune beetle
  Eupatorus Burmeister, 1847
  Eupatorus gracilicornis – Five-horned rhinoceros beetle
  Eupatorus siamensis – Siamese beetle
  Eupatorus birmanicus – Rabbit beetle
  Megasoma Kirby, 1825
  Megasoma mars - Mars beetle
  Megasoma elephas - Elephant beetle
  Megasoma actaeon - Actaeon beetle
  Xylotrupes Hope, 1837
  Xylotrupes gideon – Siamese rhinoceros beetle
  Xylotrupes ulysses
  Hexodontini (disputed)
  Hexodon
  Hyboschema
  Oryctini Mulsant, 1842
  Coelosis Hope, 1837
  Coelosis bicornis
  Coelosis biloba
  Coelosis bourgini
  Coelosis denticornis
  Coelosis hippocrates
  Coelosis inermis
  Coelosis sylvanus
  Coelosis wayuorum
  Enema Hope, 1837
  Heterogomphus Burmeister, 1847
  Megaceras Hope, 1837
  Megaceras briansaltini
  Oryctes Illiger, 1798
  Oryctes nasicornis – European rhinoceros beetle
  Oryctes rhinoceros – Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
  Strategus Hope, 1837
  Strategus aloeus – ox beetle
  Trichogomphus Burmeister, 1847
  Oryctoderini
  Chalcocrates
  Oryctoderus
  Pentodontini Mulsant, 1842
  Bothynus Hope, 1837
  Diloboderus Sturm, 1826
  Diloboderus abderus
  Pentodon Hope, 1837
  Pericoptus Burmeister, 1847
  Thronistes Burmeister, 1847
  Tomarus Erichson, 1847
  Phileurini Burmeister, 1847
  Homophileurus Kolbe, 1910
  Phileurus Latreille, 1807
caption: Xylotrupes sp. - From Kerala, India
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