Heliscus

Heliscus is a genus of bess beetles in the family Passalidae. There are about 12 described species in Heliscus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.^[1][2][3][4]

Heliscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Passalidae
Subfamily:	Passalinae
Tribe:	Proculini
Genus:	Heliscus Zang, 1906
Synonyms[1]
Coniger Zang, 1905 Hebicus Moreira, 1925 Soranus Kaup, 1871 Soronus Moreira, 1922

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Heliscus:^[3]

• Heliscus championi (Bates, 1886) (Guatemala, Mexico)
• Heliscus decipiens (Kuwert, 1897) (Costa Rica)
• Heliscus eclipticus (Truqui, 1857) (Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico)
• Heliscus falsus (Kuwert, 1897) (Mexico)
• Heliscus moroni Reyes-Castillo, Asiain & Márquez, 2015 (Mexico)
• Heliscus rectangulatus (Luederwaldt, 1941) (Costa Rica)
• Heliscus ridiculus (Kuwert, 1891) (Guatemala, Mexico)
• Heliscus rotundicornis (Luederwaldt, 1941) (Costa Rica, Panama)
• Heliscus tikotepekensis (Kuwert, 1897) (Mexico)
• Heliscus tropicus (Percheron, 1835) (Mexico)
• Heliscus vazquezae Reyes-Castillo & Castillo, 1986 (Mexico)
• Heliscus yucatanus (Bates, 1886) (Guatemala, Mexico)