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Tile-horned Prionus, detail of antennae, head - Prionus imbricornis - male
Copyright © 2005 Cotinis

Tile-horned Prionus, detail of antennae, head - Prionus imbricornis - Male
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
June 20, 2005
Size: 33 mm
Detail, showing head and those spectacular antennae. This is a male, based on descriptions of antenna morphology. Span of antennae is about 52 mm.

Compare a similar view of Prionus laticollis, showing the smaller number of antennal segments:


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Contributed by Cotinis on 4 April, 2004 - 2:24pm
Last updated 31 January, 2006 - 5:33am

Size
How large was this? I am trying to identify a similiar looking beetle, about 2 inches long, fast, in NJ. All black. I only know them as "goliath beetles", but that could be a "local" term
… cannedmo, 7 July, 2004 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Length this individual
Length this individual was about 32 mm. (I took other photos next to a scale, but did not post them.)

They are Goliaths!

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 13 July, 2004 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

 
More info
Always try clicking on the "info" tab for more detailed information about something. You should at least see more detailed classification info, but sometimes you'll find a good bit more. In this case, Patrick has supplied just what you're wanting to know.
… Troy Bartlett, 10 July, 2004 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

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