| Xyloryctes | |
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| Xyloryctes jamaicensis | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Family: | Scarabaeidae | 
| Tribe: | Oryctini | 
| Genus: | Xyloryctes Hope, 1837  | 
Xyloryctes is a genus of rhinoceros beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 13 described species in Xyloryctes.[1][2][3]

Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Species
These 13 species belong to the genus Xyloryctes:
- Xyloryctes corniger Bates, 1888
 - Xyloryctes ensifer Bates, 1888
 - Xyloryctes faunus Casey, 1895
 - Xyloryctes furcatus Burmeister, 1847
 - Xyloryctes guatemalensis Bitar & Delgado, 2009
 - Xyloryctes howdenorum Delgado & Najera, 1992
 - Xyloryctes jamaicensis (Drury, 1773) (rhinoceros beetle)
 - Xyloryctes lobicollis Bates, 1888
 - Xyloryctes orientalis Bitar & Morón, 2014
 - Xyloryctes splendidus Prell, 1914
 - Xyloryctes telephus Burmeister, 1847
 - Xyloryctes teuthras Bates, 1888
 - Xyloryctes thestalus BATES, 1888
 
References
- ↑ "Xyloryctes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
 - ↑ "Xyloryctes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
 - ↑ "Xyloryctes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
 
Further reading
- Hardy, A. (1991). "Family: Scarabaeidae, Subfamilies Rutelinae and Dynastinae" (PDF). A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
 - Mathison, Blaine A.; Hardy, Martin; Bezdek, Aleš; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2001). "A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
 - Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
 - Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
 
External links
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