Dicronocephalus

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Dicronocephalus
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Dicronocephalus adamsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Goliathini
Genus: Dicronocephalus
Hope, 1831
Synonyms
  • AcindrocephalusKeith & Delpont, 2004
  • DicranocephalusBurmeister, 1842
  • DicranocepsMedvedev, 1972

Dicronocephalus is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831. [1] It is placed in the tribe Goliathini and is typical of the subtribe Dicronocephalina Krikken, 1984.

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Description

Species of Dicronocephalus have been called "antler horn beetles", but the similarity applies only to the males (see illustrations of D. wallichi). Unlike the distantly related, African Goliath beetles, species in this genus are medium-sized (20-32 mm), with relatively long (especially front) legs.

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: [2]

  1. Dicronocephalus adamsi (Pascoe, 1863)
  2. Dicronocephalus bourgoini Pouillaude, 1914
  3. Dicronocephalus bowringi (Pascoe, 1863)
  4. Dicronocephalus chantrainei Devecis, 2008
  5. Dicronocephalus dabryi Lucas, 1872
  6. Dicronocephalus shimomurai (Kurosawa, 1986)
  7. Dicronocephalus uenoi (Kurosawa, 1968)
  8. Dicronocephalus wallichi Hope, 1831
  9. Dicronocephalus yui Kurosawa, 1968

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References

  1. Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. Zoological Miscellany. London 1: 21-32.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Dicronocephalus Hope, 1831 (retrieved 11 May 2024)