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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Oryctini » Ox Beetles (Strategus) » Strategus antaeus

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Copyright © 2005 Scott Nelson

Strategus aloeus - Strategus antaeus -

Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
August 8, 2005
Size: 35 mm

Keying out these strategus species is very confusing to say the least. This male doesn't look like the male female pair already in this guide, yet I am left feeling as though this ID is correct. This picture and the other male picture look like the S. mormon in this guide with the exception of the head which is more textured in the S. aloeus julianus. According to the Scarabaedae checklist of Florida, S. mormon is not present here. http://bugguide.net/node/add/bgimage/3,2652,52,12323,60,187,12431,6277
Other pictures on the web show larger left and right horns on the aloeus. Possibly these are from Arizona where horns are known to be larger (true for D. grantii compared to D. tityus. Any corrections are welcomed as well as tips on how to properly ID this genus. Thanks.

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Strategus aloeus - Strategus antaeus - male

Strategus aloeus julianus - Strategus antaeus - male

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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 10 August, 2005 - 6:48pm
Last updated 4 October, 2014 - 7:36am

Moved

Moved from Strategus aloeus.

… Alan Jeon, 4 October, 2014 - 7:36am

You got it

This is indeed a rather minor male of S. aloeus - specimans with very large horns can also be found in Florida. Bugguide still doesn't have any photos of the really major males ... drop the julianus name. All three Florida spp. are now in the guide - I've added a key - happy hunting.

… Phillip Harpootlian, 11 August, 2005 - 7:16am

Strategus key and ID

Phillip, thanks a bunch for the information and picture ID. It has been fun for me to find these and have students bring them to me. Now with certainty we can enjoy. S. splendens and aloeus are rather common here in Lakeland. S. anateus seems to be a harder find.

… Scott Nelson, 11 August, 2005 - 3:20pm

Interesting.

… Ryan T. Minard, 5 January, 2012 - 11:40am

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