Ligyrus Explained

Ligyrus is a genus of beetles in the tribe Pentodontini, from the Americas. It was originally erected by Hermann Burmeister in 1847, then merged with the genus Tomarus, then restored by M.M. López-García and C. Deloya in 2022.^[1]

Species

The following are included in BioLib.cz:^[2]

subgenus Ligyrodes Casey, 1915

1. Ligyrus peruvianus
2. Ligyrus relictus
3. Ligyrus sallaei

subgenus Ligyrus Burmeister, 1847

1. Ligyrus adoceteus
2. Ligyrus allonasutus
3. Ligyrus bidentulus
4. Ligyrus burmeisteri
5. Ligyrus cicatricosus
6. Ligyrus cuniculus
7. Ligyrus fossor
8. Ligyrus gibbosus - the carrot beetle
9. Ligyrus nasutus
10. Ligyrus neglectus
11. Ligyrus pullus
12. Ligyrus rubripes
13. Ligyrus villosus

Notes and References

1. Cladistic analysis reveals polyphyly of Tomarus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae): new classification and taxonomic revision . López-García . Margarita M. . Deloya . Cuauhtémoc . 11 November 2022 . . 5211 . 1 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5211.1.1 . 21 September 2023. subscription .
2. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1230322/ BioLib.cz: genus Ligyrus Burmeister, 1847