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Phileurus truncatus

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Phileurus truncatus
Adult female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Phileurus
Species:
P. truncatus
Binomial name
Phileurus truncatus
(Palisot de Beauvois, 1806)
Synonyms
  • Phileurus recurvatas (Casey, 1915)

Phileurus truncatus, the triceratops beetle,[1] is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.

Description

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Body length, 32-38 millimeters. Both adult males and females have large and distinct horns on the head.[1]

Distribution

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Virginia, south to Florida, west to Tennessee and southeastern Arizona.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.