Rhinoceros beetle
Xylotrupes ulysses
A species of rhinoceros beetle native to New Guinea. Male horns in several groups of this genus represent a special secondary sex characteristic. There is a bimodal horn-size distribution and there is a discrete male mating behavior correlated with each phenotype.
Vernacular Name
Rhinoceros beetle
Binomial Name
Xylotrupes ulysses
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Classification
Class
Insecta
Domain
Eukaryota
Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Xylotrupes
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Species
X. ulysses
Other Names
Elephant beetle
Coconut palm beetle
Common rhinoceros beetle
Classification
Class
Insecta
Domain
Eukaryota
Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Xylotrupes
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Species
X. ulysses
Vernacular Name
Rhinoceros beetle
Binomial Name
Xylotrupes ulysses
Other Names
Elephant beetle
Coconut palm beetle
Common rhinoceros beetle