Biology:Xylotrupes meridionalis
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Short description: Species of beetle
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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. meridionalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xylotrupes meridionalis Prell, 1914
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Xylotrupes meridionalis, commonly known as forked horns rhinoceros beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4][5]
Description
Male has prolonged anterior legs whereas female has normal anterior legs. Basal joints of posterior tarsi are cylindrical in shape. Propygidium lack a stridulatory area. Male has a single thoracic horn. Elytra coriaceous. Male has large tambour shaped phallobase. Adult beetles feed on young bark, seedlings, shoots, and twigs. Host plants included: Acacia mearnsii, Hevea brasiliensis and Toona australis.[6]
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized.[7]
- Xylotrupes meridionalis meridionalis Prell, 1914 – India
- Xylotrupes meridionalis taprobanes Prell, 1914 – Sri Lanka
References
- ↑ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237010403_The_National_Red_List_2012_of_Sri_Lanka_Conservation_Status_of_the_Fauna_and_Flora.
- ↑ Rowland, J. Mark (2003). "Male horn dimorphism, phylogeny and systematics of rhinoceros beetles of the genus Xylotrupes (Scarabaeidae : Coleoptera)" (in en). pp. 213–258. doi:10.1071/zo02013. https://www.publish.csiro.au/zo/zo02013.
- ↑ "Xylotrupes meridionalis Prell, 1914" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1076365/metrics.
- ↑ "New Distribution of Rhinoceros Beetle Xylotrupes Taprobanes Ganesha(Silvestre, 2003) in Tamilnadu, India". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331770688_New_Distribution_of_Rhinoceros_Beetle_Xylotrupes_Taprobanes_GaneshaSilvestre_2003_in_TamilnaduIndia.
- ↑ Rowland, J. Mark (2011-05-06). "0176. Notes on nomenclature in Xylotrupes Hope (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Dynastini)" (in en). pp. 1–10. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/0176.
- ↑ "Studies on Rhinoceros Beetles (Coleoptera— Scarabaeidae—Dynastinae) from Madhya Pradesh, central India". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Devanshu-Gupta-3/publication/268762328_Studies_on_Rhinoceros_Beetles_Coleoptera-_Scarabaeidae-Dynastinae_from_Madhya_Pradesh_central_India/links/547586aa0cf2778985aed1be/Studies-on-Rhinoceros-Beetles-Coleoptera-Scarabaeidae-Dynastinae-from-Madhya-Pradesh-central-India.pdf.
- ↑ "RARE OCCURRENCE OF RHINOCEROS BEETLE (XYLOTRUPES TAPROBANES GANESHA SILVESTRE, 2003) IN TAMILNADU, INDIA". https://philarchive.org/archive/MOIROO.
Wikidata ☰ Q14868699 entry
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