''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s erected by
Frederick William Hope in 1831.
[Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1: 21-32.] It is placed in the tribe
Goliathini
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and ...
and is typical of the subtribe Dicronocephalina .
Description
Species of ''Dicronocephalus'' have been called "antler horn beetles", but the similarity applies only to the males (see illustrations of ''D. wallichi''). Unlike the distantly related, African
Goliath beetles, species in this genus are medium-sized (20-32 mm), with relatively long (especially front) legs.
File:Dicronocephalus wallichii (Hope, 1831) 'Co-Type' (8443165176).jpg, ''D. wallichii'' male
File:Dicronocephalus wallichii female.png, ''D. wallichii'' female
Species
The
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lists:
[Global Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Dicronocephalus'' Hope, 1831]
(retrieved 11 May 2024)
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Dicronocephalus adamsi''
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Dicronocephalus bourgoini''
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Dicronocephalus bowringi''
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Dicronocephalus chantrainei
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1: ...
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Dicronocephalus dabryi
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1 ...
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Dicronocephalus shimomurai''
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Dicronocephalus uenoi
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1 ...
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Dicronocephalus wallichi
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1 ...
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Dicronocephalus yui
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1 ...
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References
External links
Images at iNaturalist*
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Scarabaeidae genera
Beetles of Asia
Cetoniinae
Taxa named by Frederick William Hope