''Xylotrupes ulysses'',
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...
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 1 ...
native to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
. 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''
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Elephant beetle
The elephant beetle (''Megasoma elephas'') is a member of the family Scarabaeidae and the subfamily Dynastinae. They are Neotropical rhinoceros beetles.
Appearance
Elephant beetles are black in color and covered with a coat of fine microscopic ...
*
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 1 ...
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 sign ...
Dynastinae
Beetles of Australia
Beetles described in 1830
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