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Species Strategus mormon

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Dynastinae (Rhinoceros Beetles)
Tribe Oryctini
Genus Strategus (Ox Beetles)
Species mormon (Strategus mormon)
Explanation of Names
Strategus mormon Burmeister 1847
mormon (G.) 'monster'
Size
25‒29 mm(1)
Identification
middle lobe of mandibles long, slender, acute(1)
Range
sc.US (KS‒e.TX‒LA) - Map (1)(2)
Season
May‒Jul(1)
Remarks
uncommon(1)
Print References
Knaus W. (1916) Notes on Strategus mormon. Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 11(4): 79‒81.
Knaus W. (1924) Collection and life history notes on Strategus mormon. J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 32(3): 124‒125.
Works Cited
1.A revision of the genus Strategus.
Ratcliffe, B.C. 1976. Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 10(3): 93-204.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 19 July, 2005 - 8:16am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 20 April, 2024 - 1:45pm

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