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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 aloeus
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Ox beetle - Strategus aloeus
Copyright © 2017 Dave Barker

Ox beetle - Strategus aloeus
29.797499, -100.998049, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
April 28, 2017
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Contributed by Dave Barker on 29 June, 2017 - 4:17pm
Last updated 26 November, 2017 - 4:05pm

Moved
Moved from Ox Beetles.
… Alan Jeon, 26 November, 2017 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved, Strategus (aloeus?)
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 30 June, 2017 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

 
Strategus aloeus, female
This is Strategus aloeus. The only other species that occurs POTENTIALLY within this range is S. cessus which is very different in that the clypeus is strongly squared and the pronotum is generally punctate without the WIDE rugose band posteriorly that is pinched in the middle as in S. aloeus (which this specimen clearly shows). This is a fresher specimen based on the overall gloss and early season date, so the clypeus would not be strongly worn. Additionally, the elytral sutural stria are a bit too strong for S. cessus.
… Jay Keller, 16 October, 2017 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the ID and thanks very much for the information...
… Dave Barker, 26 November, 2017 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

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