Phileurus truncatus, the triceratops beetle,[1] is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Phileurus |
| Species: | P. truncatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phileurus truncatus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1806)
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Description
editBody length, 32-38 millimeters. Both adult males and females have large and distinct horns on the head.[1]
Distribution
editVirginia, south to Florida, west to Tennessee and southeastern Arizona.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press; in the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press. p. 172. ISBN 9781400851829.