''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian

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s erected by

Frederick William Hope Frederick William Hope (3 January 1797 – 15 April 1862) was an English clergyman, naturalist, collector, and entomologist, who founded a professorship at the University of Oxford to which he gave his entire collections of insects in 1849 (now ...

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 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

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Dicronocephalus adamsi ''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 bourgoini ''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 bowringi ''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 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 ''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

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* * {{taxonbar, from=Q14873677 Scarabaeidae genera Beetles of Asia Cetoniinae