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Oryctes boas (Fabricius, 1775)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Prell, H. (1936). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Dynastinen XVI. Die Dynastinen der Fabriciusschen Sammlung im Zoologischen Museum der Universität Kiel. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift:179-190. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Deutsche-Ent-Zeitschrift_1936_0179-0190.pdf

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Scarabaeidae
genus
Oryctes
species
Oryctes boas

Name

Synonyms
Geotrupes ferrugineus Thunberg, 1818
Oryctes boas progressiva Prell, 1909
Oryctes boas unituberculata Prell, 1934
Oryctes senegalensis Klug, 1835
Scarabaeus aries Herbst, 1789
Scarabaeus augias Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus boas Fabricius, 1775
Homonyms
Oryctes boas (Fabricius, 1775)
Common names
African Rhinoceros Beetle in English
Boas Rhinoceros Beetle in English
Renosterkewer in Afrikaans
khommana in Tswana
sekwakwalla in Tswana
thethe in Tswana
ボアスサイカブト in Japanese
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