Xylotrupes ulysses
Xylotrupes ulysses, common names "elephant beetle", "coconut palm beetle",[2] "common rhinoceros beetle" or simply "rhinoceros beetle"[3][4] is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to New Guinea. Male horns in several groups of this genus represent a special secondary sex characteristic. There is a bimodal horn-size distribution and there is a discrete male mating behavior correlated with each phenotype.[5]
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| Species: | X. ulysses |
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lateral view
cranial view
See also
- Xylotrupes gideon
- Elephant beetle
- Rhinoceros beetle
References
- "Xylotrupes ulysses". 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- "Elephant beetle". Pest and Disease Image Library. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- "Xylotrupes ulysses ssp. australicus Thomson". www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_1040.htm CSIRO. 2004-11-11. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- "Queensland Museum Learning" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- Rowland, JW (2003). "Male horn dimorphism, phylogeny and systematics of rhinoceros beetles of the genus Xylotrupes (Scarabaeidae : Coleoptera)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 51: 213–258. doi:10.1071/zo02013 – via Science Citation Index.
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