''Xylotrupes ulysses'',
common name
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s "Elephant beetle", "Coconut palm beetle",
"common rhinoceros beetle" or simply "rhinoceros beetle"
is a species of
rhinoceros beetle
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over ...
native to
New Guinea
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. Male horns in several groups of this genus represent a special secondary sex characteristic. There is a bimodal horn-size distribution and there is a discrete male mating behavior correlated with each phenotype.
Gallery
File:Rhinoceros Beetle Side.JPG, lateral view
File:Rhinoceros Beetle Front.JPG, cranial view
See also
* ''
Xylotrupes gideon
''Xylotrupes gideon'', the brown rhinoceros beetle, is a species of large scarab beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae.
Subspecies
Seven subspecies have been identified.
* ''Xylotrupes gideon australicus''
* ''Xylotrupes gideon borneens ...
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Elephant beetle
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Rhinoceros beetle
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over ...
References
External links
Xylotrupes ulyssesat the
Atlas of Living Australia
The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) is an online repository of information about Australian plants, animals, and fungi. Development started in 2006. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an organisation sig ...
Dynastinae
Beetles of Australia
Beetles described in 1830
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