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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 aloeus

Species Strategus aloeus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Strategus aloeus julianus - Strategus aloeus - male Beetle Pupa - Strategus aloeus Ox Beetle - - Strategus aloeus - female ID please - Strategus aloeus Endented Black Beetle - Strategus aloeus Beetle found at truck stop south of Livingston, TX - Strategus aloeus - female Male Strategus - Strategus aloeus - male Beetle horned - Strategus aloeus
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 aloeus (Strategus aloeus)
Other Common Names
Ox Beetle
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Strategus aloeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scarabaeus)
Strategus julianus Burmeister, 1847
Strategus arizonicus Schaeffer, 1915
Strategus gaillardi Casey, 1915
Strategus roosevelti Casey, 1915
Strategus tarsalis Casey, 1915
Size
30-60 mm
Identification
Large. Major male has two large horns at rear of pronotum, large horn in center that projects forward. "Minor" male has stubby horns, female has none.
Range
Arizona into southeastern United States. Also southward into South America.
Season
All year. Adults collected from March to August in Texas.
Print References
Harpootlian, p. 113 (1)
Internet References
Biologia Centrali-Americana--?species?
Cerambycids.com--shows life stages
Texas Beetles - county distribution map for Texas
Works Cited
1.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
By Phillip J. Harpootlian
Contributed by Cotinis on 28 August, 2004 - 7:27am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 July, 2007 - 12:03pm

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