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Dynastes tityus is known by a number of common names, including eastern Hercules beetle, elephant beetle and ox beetle. [1] It was first given a scientific name by Carl Linnaeus, in his 1763 work Centuria Insectorum, where it was called Scarabaeus tityus; when Linnaeus' genus Scarabaeus was divided into smaller genera, S. tityus was renamed Dynastes tityus.
Dynastes is a genus of large beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. They occur in the Nearctic realm and in the Neotropical realm , from the United States to Brazil ; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] four North American species (including Mexico ), three with distributions extending from Central America either north or south, and two species endemic to South ...
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Despite differences in geographic origin and morphology, namely horn length and coloration of the elytra, Dynastes tityus and Dynastes grantii are very similar and it is possible for the two species to produce hybrids. [1] Some scientists believe that the two beetles are actually subspecies given the similarities of the male genitalia. [1] [5]
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