| Xylotrupes meridionalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xylotrupes |
| Species: | X. meridionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylotrupes meridionalis Prell, 1914 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Xylotrupes meridionalis, commonly known as forked horns rhinoceros beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle found in India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Male has prolonged anterior legs whereas female has normal anterior legs. Basal joints of posterior tarsi are cylindrical in shape. Propygidium lack a stridulatory area. Male has a single thoracic horn. Elytra coriaceous. Male has large tambour shaped phallobase. Adult beetles feed on young bark, seedlings, shoots, and twigs. Host plants included: Acacia mearnsii , Hevea brasiliensis and Toona australis . [6]
Two subspecies recognized. [7]
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