Oryctes gnu explained

Oryctes gnu, commonly known as Malaysian rhinoceros beetle, is a species of dung beetle native to South Asian and South East Asian countries including: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,[1] Philippines,[2] [3] Thailand,[4] Philippines, and Vietnam.[5] It is also introduced to many parts of the world.[6]

This large species has an average length of about 45 to 49 mm. Very similar to much smaller species Oryctes rhinoceros. Adults are dark brown to black in color with shiny dorsum. Head with a prominent horn in male. Male has longer horn than the female. It has three tubercles on thoracic ridge.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora . 2021-07-25 . Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Oryctes gnu Mohnike, 1874 . 2021-07-26 . www.gbif.org . en.
  3. Web site: Oryctes gnu - Coleoptera-Atlas.com . 2021-07-26 . www.coleoptera-atlas.com.
  4. Web site: To the knowledge of the subfamily Dynastinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Thailand - Far Eastern Entomologist . 2021-07-26 . www.biosoil.ru . 10.25221/fee.393.1.
  5. Web site: Oryctes gnu (45 - 49) in Dynastidae: Insekten aus aller Welt online kaufen bei exobeetles dem Insektenhändler . 2021-07-26 . www.exobeetles.de.
  6. Web site: Taxonomy browser (Oryctes gnu) . 2021-07-26 . www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  7. Web site: STATUS OF PEST & DISEASE OUTBREAKS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND APPLICATION OF THREATS FROM EMERGING PESTS & DISEASES OF COCONUT . 2021-07-25 . library.apccsec.org.

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