Xylotrupes taprobanus, is a species of rhinoceros beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xylotrupes |
| Species: | X. taprobanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylotrupes taprobanus Prell, 1914
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Description
editThe 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
editTwo subspecies are recognized.[6]
- Xylotrupes taprobanus ganesha Silvestre, 2003
- Xylotrupes taprobanus taprobanus Prell, 1914
References
edit- ^ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Moinudheen, Moinudheen (2019). "Species Focus On Sholicola Major". Newsletter of Nilgiri History Society. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "New Distribution of Rhinoceros Beetle Xylotrupes Taprobanes Ganesha(Silvestre, 2003) in Tamilnadu, India". International Journal of Scientific Research 2(1):157-159. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "RARE OCCURRENCE OF RHINOCEROS BEETLE (XYLOTRUPES TAPROBANES GANESHA SILVESTRE, 2003) IN TAMILNADU, INDIA" (PDF). Mun. Ent. Zool. Vol. 14, No. 2, June 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ Rowland, J. Mark (2003). "Male horn dimorphism, phylogeny and systematics of rhinoceros beetles of the genus Xylotrupes (Scarabaeidae : Coleoptera)". Australian Journal of Zoology. pp. 213–258. doi:10.1071/zo02013. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Xylotrupes taprobanus Prell, 1914". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.