Xylotrupes mniszechi
Species of beetle
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Xylotrupes mniszechi is a large species of rhinoceros beetle in the subfamily Dynastinae.
| Xylotrupes mniszechi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xylotrupes |
| Species: | X. mniszechi |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylotrupes mniszechi Thomson, 1859 | |
Distribution
Description
It is comparatively large with a shiny exoskeleton. It measures around 2 in (5 cm) in length on average. Males have 2 horns, with the lower horn branching upwards into two sections. Its elytras are rounded and shiny.[citation needed] It resembles Xylotrupes ulysses.[citation needed]