Biology:Phileurus truncatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Phileurus truncatus
Phileurus truncatus adult female North Carolina.jpg
Adult female
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P. truncatus
Binomial name
Phileurus truncatus
(Palisot de Beauvois, 1806)
Synonyms
  • Phileurus recurvatas (Casey, 1915)

Phileurus truncatus, Triceratops Beetle,[2] is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.

Description

Body length, 32-38 millimeters. Both adult males and females have large and distinct horns on the head.[2]

Distribution

Virginia, south to Florida, west to Tennessee and southeastern Arizona.[2]

References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Phileurus truncatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=929184. Retrieved 2015-09-12. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press; in the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press. p. 172. ISBN 9781400851829. https://books.google.com/books?id=zqVrAwAAQBAJ&dq=phileurus+truncatus&pg=PT172. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14872235 entry