Other rhino beetle species you might have heard of include elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas), European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis), Eastern Hercules beetle (Dynastes tityus), Japanese rhinoceros beetle or kabutomushi (Allomyrina dichotoma), and the ox beetle (Strategus aloeus). Some of the more well-known species of rhinoceros beetles include the Atlas Beetle (Chalcosoma atlas), Hercules Beetle (Dynastes hercules), and the common Rhinoceros Beetle (Xylotrupes ulysses). And there are still more species of rhinoceros beetles being discovered.
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The subfamily Dynastinae is broken down into 225 genera, with over 1,500 individual species. How many species of rhinoceros beetles are there? What is the scientific classification of the rhinoceros beetle?Ģ. Sometimes they are called scarab beetles, more on this below.
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What is the heaviest rhinoceros beetle? How big is it?
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How did the rhinoceros beetle get its name? What is the scientific classification of the rhinoceros beetle?