Name
Oryctes
rhinoceros beetle
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Genus: Oryctes
Habitat
Terrestrial, epigeal
Feeding
Saprophagous
Distribution
Palearctic
Conservation status
Not assessed
Additional information
Large brown coleopteran. Males have a large horn on the pronotum. Marching forelegs. Lamellated antennae.
Bibliography
López-Colón, J. I. (2003). Datos sobre la alimentación y distribución ibérica de Oryctes nasicornis grypus Illiger, 1803 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae). Bol. SEA, 33(2003), 183-188.
- Martín-Piera, F. y López-Colón, J. I. 2000. Familia Scarabaeidae.En: Fauna Ibérica, vo. 14. Ramos, M. A. et al. (Eds.). Museo Natural de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC. Madrid.526 pp
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