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Xylotrupes gideon (Elephant beetle)

Synonyms: Scarabaeus gideon

Wikipedia Abstract

The brown rhinoceros beetle or fighting beetle, Xylotrupes gideon, is a species of large scarab beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae. It is particularly known for its role in insect fighting in Thailand.
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Infraspecies

Xylotrupes gideon borneensis
Xylotrupes gideon gideon
Xylotrupes gideon lakorensis
Xylotrupes gideon sawuensis
Xylotrupes gideon sondaicus

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0