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  2. Hercules beetle - Wikipedia

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    The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the rainforests of southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles. It is the longest extant species of beetle in the world, and is also one of the largest flying insects in the world.

  3. Dynastes tityus - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Dynastinae - Wikipedia

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    Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known. [2]

  5. Dynastes grantii - Wikipedia

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    The western Hercules beetle (Dynastes grantii, often misspelled as "granti") is a species of rhinoceros beetle that lives in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah in the United States and in parts of northern Mexico. [1] [2] This species is known for its grayish-white elytra, large size, and characteristic horn of the adult males.

  6. Invasive beetles found in Sacramento area pose a ‘serious ...

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    The metallic green beetles can damage more than 300 types of “ornamental, horticultural, agricultural and native plants,” Sacramento County said. Invasive beetles found in Sacramento area pose ...

  7. Dynastes - Wikipedia

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    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 America.

  8. Scarabaeoidea - Wikipedia

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    This superfamily includes some of the largest beetles extant today, including rhinoceros beetles, (Dynastinae), the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) and Goliath beetles (Goliathus sp.). The oldest confirmed member of the group is the extinct genus Alloioscarabaeus from the Middle Jurassic period Jiulongshan Formation of Inner Mongolia , China.

  9. Beetle - Wikipedia

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    The longest beetle is the Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules, with a maximum overall length of at least 16.7 cm (6.6 in) including the very long pronotal horn. The smallest recorded beetle and the smallest free-living insect (as of 2015), is the featherwing beetle Scydosella musawasensis which may measure as little as 325 μm in length.