Trypoxylus dichotomus

TaxID: 273928

Basic Information

Trypoxylus dichotomus

Kabuto-mushi, Kabutomushi

The Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Allomyrina dichotoma or Trypoxylus dichotomus), also known as the Japanese rhino beetle, the Japanese horned beetle, or by its Japanese name kabutomushi ( , ? or ???), is a species of rhinoceros beetle. They are commonly found in continental Asia in countries such as China, the Korean peninsula, Japan, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, and Taiwan. In these areas, this species of beetle is often found in broad-leaved forests with tropical or sub-tropical climates. This beetle is well known for the prominent cephalic horn found on males. Male Japanese rhinoceros beetles will use this horn to fight other males for territory and access to female mating partners. Upon contact, males will attempt to flip each other onto their backs or off of their feeding tree. In response to selective pressures, smaller male A. dichotoma have adapted a "sneak-like behavior". These smaller beetles will attempt to avoid physical confrontation with larger males and try to mate with females.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

Trypoxylus

dichotomus

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Photos (5 photos)

Trypoxylus dichotomus
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(c) Kim@BY
Trypoxylus dichotomus
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(c) Lee Junyoung@BY-NC
Trypoxylus dichotomus
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(c) JIN Pin-Tsen@BY-NC
Trypoxylus dichotomus
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(c) Kim@BY
Trypoxylus dichotomus
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(c) Kim@BY

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 (9 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
China Present —
India Present —
Japan Present —
Republic of Korea Present —
Lao People's Democratic Republic Present —
Myanmar Present —
Russian Federation Present —
Thailand Present —
Viet Nam Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_014905495.1 Contig 739 7929 7929 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR17325722 hindgut - - 55271416 China: Zhejiang, Pan'an
SRR17325721 hindgut - - 37886726 China: Zhejiang, Pan'an
SRR17325807 throax muscle - male 40712303 China: Dalingtou, Pangfeng, Pan'an

DNA Barcodes (16 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBMNF55258-22 BOLD:AEA7527 COI-5P 658 - - -
GBMNF55257-22 BOLD:AEA7527 COI-5P 658 - - -
GBMNF55256-22 BOLD:AEA7527 COI-5P 658 - - -
GBMNF55255-22 BOLD:AEA7527 COI-5P 658 - - -
GBMNE17443-21 BOLD:AEA7527 COI-5P 654 Japan - 36.767387, 137.46935
GBMNE17442-21 BOLD:AEA7527 COI-5P 658 - - -
GBMNE17441-21 BOLD:AEA7527 COI-5P 658 - - -
GBMNA32469-19 BOLD:AEA7527 COI-5P 1508 Japan - -
GBMIN47114-17 BOLD:ADK7109 COI-5P 686 Taiwan - 23.697807, 120.96051
GBART38304-23 - 18S-5P 554 Japan - -
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Literature