Dynastinae

TaxID: 50519

Basic Information

Dynastinae

rhinoceros beetles, hercules beetles & elephant beetles, Rhinoceros Beetles, Hercules Beetles & Elephant Beetles

Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae), named for their rhinoceros-like horns. Other common names C some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles C include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known. Many rhinoceros beetles are well known for their unique shapes and large sizes. Some famous species are, for example, the Atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas), common rhinoceros beetle (Xylotrupes ulysses), elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas), European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis), Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), Japanese rhinoceros beetle or kabutomushi (Allomyrina dichotoma), ox beetle (Strategus aloeus) and the Eastern Hercules beetle (Dynastes tityus).

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

unclassified

nan

nan

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (2991 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
USCOL937-09 BOLD:AAH6821 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-05-15 33.883, -96.821
USCOL932-09 BOLD:AAH6848 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-05-28 34.6684, -111.7149
USCOL930-09 BOLD:AAH6846 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-05-21 29.7873, -98.4166
USCOL929-09 BOLD:AAH6846 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-05-21 29.7873, -98.4166
USCOL909-09 BOLD:AAH6813 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-05-15 33.88064, -96.80646
USCOL908-09 BOLD:AAH6813 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-04-15 33.881, -96.804
USCOL907-09 BOLD:AAH6813 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-05-15 33.88064, -96.80646
USCOL906-09 BOLD:AAH6813 COI-5P 658 United States 2009-04-15 33.881, -96.804
USCOL905-09 BOLD:AAH6813 COI-5P 651 United States 2009-05-15 33.883, -96.821
USCOL396-09 - COI-5P 407 United States 2009-05-13 35.494, -95.671
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