Xylotrupes
Encyclopedia
Xylotrupes is a genus of beetle
s.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s.
- Xylotrupes ulyssesXylotrupes ulyssesXylotrupes ulysses, common names "common rhinoceros beetle" or simply "rhinoceros beetle" is a species of large beetle native to Australia....
, the common rhinoceros beetle - Xylotrupes gideonXylotrupes gideonThe Siamese rhinoceros beetle or fighting beetle, Xylotrupes gideon, is a species of large scarab beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae. It is particularly known for its role in insect fighting in Thailand, but is found across much of Southeast Asia, south to Australia and east to the...
, the Siamese rhinoceros beetle