Xyloryctes

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Xyloryctes
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Xyloryctes jamaicensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Oryctini
Genus: Xyloryctes
Hope, 1837

Xyloryctes is a genus of rhinoceros beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 13 described species in Xyloryctes. [1] [2] [3]

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Xyloryctes jamaicensis

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Xyloryctes:

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References

  1. ↑ "Xyloryctes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Xyloryctes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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