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]
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López-García, Margarita M.; Deloya, Cuauhtémoc (11 November 2022). "Cladistic analysis reveals polyphyly of Tomarus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae): new classification and taxonomic revision". Zootaxa. 5211 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5211.1.1. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
Ligyrus relictus is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America. "Tomarus relictus Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Ligyrus gibbosus, the carrot beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Adults are 13–17 mm (0.5–0.7 in) long, dark reddish-brown...
Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net Note - now placed in the restored genus Ligyrus Tomarus gibbosus (LeConte, 1856), the carrot beetle Tomarus relictus (Say...
†Ligyrocoris exsuctus – type locality for species †Ligyrus †Ligyrus compositus – type locality for species †Ligyrus effetus – type locality for species †Limnephilus...
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