Biology:Xylotrupes taprobanes

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Xylotrupes taprobanes
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X. taprobanes
Binomial name
Xylotrupes taprobanes
Prell, 1914
Synonyms
  • Xylotrupes meridionalis taprobanes Prell, 1914

Xylotrupes taprobanes, is a species of rhinoceros beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Description

The subspecies X. t. ganesha is described as follows:[3]

This glabrous and less shiny beetle is typically dark brown in color. Male is about 58 mm in length. Clypus broad and weakly emarginated. Pronotum large and more or less trapezoidal. A thoracic horn found on the disc. Scutellum matte, and punctuated. Elytra weakly shiny, broad convex and finely and irregularly punctuated. Pygidium densely punctuated except apex.[4][5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.[6]

  • Xylotrupes taprobanus ganesha Silvestre, 2003
  • Xylotrupes taprobanus taprobanus Prell, 1914

References

Wikidata ☰ Q107701037 entry