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Dynastinae
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Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), named for their rhinoceros-like horns. Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 181
- With media
- 34
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Collections
- UMNH, UCSB, TTU
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Description
- Ecology
- Mating
- As pests
- Uses
- Tribes with selected genera and species
- Agaocephalini
- [[Cyclocephalini]]
- [[Dynastini]]
- [[Hexodontini]]
- [[Oryctini]]
- [[Oryctoderini]]
- [[Pentodontini]]
- [[Phileurini]]
- Notes
- Further reading
- External links
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), named for their rhinoceros-like horns. Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known.
Many rhinoceros beetles are well known for their unique shapes and large sizes. Some famous species are, for example, the Atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas), common rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes ulysses), elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas), European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis), Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), Japanese rhinoceros beetle or kabutomushi (Allomyrina dichotoma), ox beetle (Strategus aloeus) and the Eastern Hercules beetle (Dynastes tityus).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dynastinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.