Dynastini MacLeay, 1819

Bouchard, Patrice, Bousquet, Yves, Davies, Anthony E., Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Lawrence, John F., Lyal, Chris H. C., Newton, Alfred F., Reid, Chris A. M., Schmitt, Michael, Ślipinski, S. Adam & Smith, Andrew B. T., 2011, Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, pp. 1-972 : 132

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Dynastini MacLeay, 1819
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Tribe Dynastini MacLeay, 1819 View in CoL

Dynastidae W. S. MacLeay, 1819: 64 [stem: Dynast-]. Type genus: Dynastes W. S. MacLeay, 1819.

Xylotrupidae Hope, 1838b: 319 [stem: Xylotrup-]. Type genus: Xylotrupes Hope, 1837.

Megasominae Swainson, 1840: 210 [stem: Megasomat-]. Type genus: Megasoma Kirby, 1825. Comment: family-group name attributed to Imhoff (1856) in A. B. T. Smith (2006: 175); incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.