Xylotrupes Explained

Xylotrupes is a genus of rhinoceros beetles, with more than 25 species and subspecies distributed worldwide, but especially in Asia.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Xylotrupes australicus J. Thomson, 1859 - Australia
• Xylotrupes baumeisteri Schaufuss, 1885 - Sulawesi, status unclear
• Xylotrupes beckeri Schaufuss, 1885 - West Malaysia, Sumatra
• Xylotrupes carinulus Rowland, 2011 - New Guinea, Aru Islands Regency
• Xylotrupes clinias Schaufuss, 1885 - Sulawesi, Maluku Islands
• Xylotrupes damarensis Rowland, 2006 - Tanimbar Islands
• Xylotrupes faber Silvestre, 2002 - Java
• Xylotrupes falcatus Minck, 1920 - Indonesia
• Xylotrupes florensis Lansberge, 1879 - lesser Sunda islands (= Endebius florensis), Flores, Timor and Wetar
• Xylotrupes gideon (Linnaeus, 1767) - widespread
• Xylotrupes gilleti - Tanimbar islands
• Xylotrupes inarmatus Sternberg, 1906 - Java
• Xylotrupes introduce Li, 2016 - lesser Sunda islands
• Xylotrupes lorquini Schaufuss, 1885 - Sulawesi
• Xylotrupes lumawigi Silvestre, 2002 - Philippines
• Xylotrupes macleayi Montrouzier, 1855 - New Guinea & Vanuatu
• Xylotrupes meridionalis Prell, 1914 - Sri Lanka
• (Xylotrupes mindanaoensis Schultze, 1920) - should probably be placed in the genus Allomyrina
• Xylotrupes mniszechi J. Thomson, 1859 - Himalayas
• Xylotrupes oudomxayicus Li, 2016 - Laos
• Xylotrupes pachycera Rowland, 2006 - Borneo
• Xylotrupes pauliani Silvestre, 1997 - Sumatra and West Malaysia Pahang
• Xylotrupes philippinensis Endrödi, 1957 - Philippines & Lanyu, Taiwan^[3]
• Xylotrupes pubescens Waterhouse, 1841 – Philippines
• Xylotrupes reductus Walker, 1859 - Sri Lanka
• Xylotrupes rindaae Fujii, 2011 - Indonesia
• Xylotrupes siamensis Minck, 1920 - SE-Asia
• Xylotrupes socrates Schaufuss, 1864 - Vietnam, Thailand
• (Xylotrupes solidipes Walker, 1859) - should probably be placed in the genus Dipelicus (Pentodontini)
• Xylotrupes striatopunctatus Silvestre, 2003 - Maluku Islands
• Xylotrupes sumatrensis Minck, 1920 - Sumatra and West Malaysia
• Xylotrupes tadoana Rowland, 2006 - Flores
• Xylotrupes taprobanus Prell, 1914 - India, Sri Lanka
• Xylotrupes telemachos Rowland, 2003 - Maluku Islands
• Xylotrupes ulysses (Guérin-Méneville, 1830) - Bismarck Archipelago
• Xylotrupes wiltrudae Silvestre, 1997 - Borneo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Xylotrupes Hope, 1837 - Encyclopedia of Life. 2019-01-24.
2. Web site: Catalogue of Life. 2019-01-24.
3. Web site: Catalogue of Life: Xylotrupes philippinensis. Schoolmeesters P. (2019). Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database . 2019-01-24.