''Oryctes gnu'', commonly known as Malaysian rhinoceros beetle, is a species of

dung beetle Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times their own mass in one night. Many dung beetles, known as ''rollers'', roll dung into round balls, which are used as a food source or breeding cha ...

native to South Asian and South East Asian countries including: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam. It is also introduced to many parts of the world. This large species has an average length of about 45 to 49 mm. Very similar to much smaller species '' Oryctes rhinoceros''. Adults are dark brown to black in color with shiny dorsum. Head with a prominent horn in male. Male has longer horn than the female. It has three tubercles on thoracic ridge.

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Dynastinae Insects of India Beetles of Sri Lanka Beetles described in 1874 {{Dynastinae-stub