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Xyloryctes jamaicensis

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Species of beetle

Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Xyloryctes
Species: X. jamaicensis
Binomial name
Xyloryctes jamaicensis
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Scarabaeus americanus Palisot de Beauvois, 1807
  • Scarabaeus satyrus Fabricius, 1775
  • Xyloryctes faunus Casey, 1895
  • Xyloryctes hebes Casey, 1915
  • Xyloryctes lacustris Casey, 1915
  • Xyloryctes obsolescens Casey, 1915
  • Xyloryctes tenuicornutus Casey, 1915

Xyloryctes jamaicensis, known generally as the rhinoceros beetle or unicorn beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.

Rhinoceros beetle, Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Rhinoceros beetle, Xyloryctes jamaicensis

References

  1. ^ "Xyloryctes jamaicensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Xyloryctes jamaicensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Xyloryctes jamaicensis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • 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.

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Taxon identifiers
Xyloryctes jamaicensis


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