Xylotrupes mniszechi
| Xylotrupes mniszechi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xylotrupes |
| Species: | X. mniszechi
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylotrupes mniszechi Thomson, 1859
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Xylotrupes mniszechi is a large species of rhinoceros beetle in the subfamily Dynastinae.
Distribution
Its range extends from Pakistan[1] through the Himalayas to Thailand.[2]
Description
It is comparatively large with a shiny exoskeleton. It measures around 2 in (5 cm) in length on average. Males have 2 horns, with the lower horn branching upwards into two sections. Its elytras are rounded and shiny. It resembles Xylotrupes ulysses.
References
- ^ "Xylotrupes mniszechi Thomson, 1859".
- ^ Hawkeswood, Trevor; Sommung, Buppha (2017). "A record of the nocturnal/diurnal scarab beetle, Xylotrupes mniszechi Thomson, 1859 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from the farming district of Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand, with notes on adult feeding on guava fruits". Calodema. 581: 1–5.