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Species Phileurus valgus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Dynastinae (Rhinoceros Beetles)
Tribe Phileurini
Genus Phileurus
Species valgus (Phileurus valgus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phileurus castaneus, Phileurus floridanus
Size
17-24 mm
Identification
Similar to P. truncatus, but smaller, frontmost "horns" just tubercles.
Range
Indiana south to Florida, and into neotropics.
Season
Seems to have two periods of abundance: April-July and September-November (South Carolina); March, October-December (North Carolina).
Life Cycle
Recorded from dead pines and deciduous trees--Basswood. (1)
See Also
Phileurus truncatus
Print References
Harpootlian, p. 115, fig. 279 (1)
Brimley, p. 207, lists P. floridanus (=valgus) for North Carolina. (2)
Internet References
Beetle Experience
Works Cited
1.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
By Phillip J. Harpootlian
2.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 16 February, 2005 - 3:48pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 25 March, 2006 - 8:52pm

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