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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Oryctini » Ox Beetles (Strategus) » Strategus splendens

Species Strategus splendens

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Food
Big ol' scarab - Strategus splendens - male Big ol' scarab - Strategus splendens - male Rhino Beetle - Strategus sp. ? - Strategus splendens Rhino Beetle - Strategus sp. ? - Strategus splendens Big Scarab - Strategus splendens Big Scarab - Strategus splendens Earth burrowing beetle - Strategus splendens NC Beetle - Strategus splendens
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 Oryctini
Genus Strategus (Ox Beetles)
Species splendens (Strategus splendens)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Strategus splendens (Palisot de Beauvois, 1809) (Scarabaeus)
Scarabaeus boscii Palisot de Beauvois, 1809
Anastrategus carolinensis Casey, 1915
Anastrategus cognatus Casey, 1915
Range
SE coastal plain
Food
Palms
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 29 June, 2005 - 12:14pm
Last updated 21 July, 2005 - 12:31pm

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