Rhinoceros beetles, or Dynastinae, are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae, named for their rhinoceros-like horns; more than 1,500 species across 225 genera are known. Other common names, some applied to particular groups within the subfamily, include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles and horn beetles, and well-known members include the Atlas beetle, the common rhinoceros beetle, the elephant beetle, the European rhinoceros beetle, the Hercules beetle, the Japanese rhinoceros beetle and the ox beetle.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceMales of most species bear a horn on the head and another pointing forward from the center of the thorax 1 Scientific Name Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Dynastinae
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Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family
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horns borne only by the males of most species in the group. Each has a horn on the head and another horn pointing forward from the center of the thorax.
View the Source2. Dynastinae (Wikipedia)
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ641142, descriptionView the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ColeopteraView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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