Phileurus truncatus
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Phileurus truncatus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1806)
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Phileurus truncatus, Triceratops Beetle,[2] is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.
Description[]
Body length, 32-38 millimeters. Both adult males and females have large and distinct horns on the head.[2]
Distribution[]
Virginia, south to Florida, west to Tennessee and southeastern Arizona.[2]
References[]
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Phileurus truncatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ^ a b c Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jerse 08540 in the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW. p. 172. ISBN 9781400851829.
Categories:
- Dynastinae
- Beetles described in 1806
- Dynastinae stubs