Oryctes gnu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oryctes
Species:
O. gnu
Binomial name
Oryctes gnu
Mohnike, 1874

Oryctes gnu, commonly known as Malaysian rhinoceros beetle, is a species of dung beetle native to South Asian and South East Asian countries including: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[1] Philippines,[2][3] Thailand,[4] Philippines, and Vietnam.[5] It is also introduced to many parts of the world.[6]

This large species has an average length of about 45 to 49 mm. Very similar to much smaller species Oryctes rhinoceros. Adults are dark brown to black in color with shiny dorsum. Head with a prominent horn in male. Male has longer horn than the female. It has three tubercles on thoracic ridge.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Oryctes gnu Mohnike, 1874". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Oryctes gnu - Coleoptera-Atlas.com". www.coleoptera-atlas.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. ↑ "To the knowledge of the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Thailand - Far Eastern Entomologist". www.biosoil.ru. doi:10.25221/fee.393.1. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Oryctes gnu (45 - 49) in Dynastidae: Insekten aus aller Welt online kaufen bei exobeetles dem Insektenhändler". www.exobeetles.de. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  6. ↑ "Taxonomy browser (Oryctes gnu)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  7. ↑ "STATUS OF PEST & DISEASE OUTBREAKS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND APPLICATION OF THREATS FROM EMERGING PESTS & DISEASES OF COCONUT" (PDF). library.apccsec.org. Retrieved 2021-07-25.


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