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rhinoceros beetle

n.
Any of various large scarab beetles of the subfamily Dynastinae chiefly of tropical regions, the males of which have horns on the head and thorax.
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rhinoceros beetle

n
(Animals) any of various scarabaeid beetles having one or more horns on the head, esp Oryctes rhinoceros, a serious pest on coconut plantations
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rhinoc′eros bee`tle


n.
any of several scarabaeid beetles, esp. of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
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Noun1.rhinoceros beetle - any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the headrhinoceros beetle - any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
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3 * 0 F A 16 Hispinae 17 Imatidium sp.1 * 0 F A SCARABAEIDAE Dynastinae 18 Cyclocephala sp.
Faunistic studies on Cetoniinae, Dynastinae, Melolonthinae, Rutelinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Geotrupinae (Geotrupidae) of Kutahya Province, Turkey.
Dentro de los trabajos taxonomicos, GASCA-ALVAREZ & AMATGARCIA (2010) presentan claves para los generos de Dynastinae, y SUAREZ-G.
Denomina-se coro a fase larval das subfamilias Dynastinae, Melolonthinae, Rutelinae e Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae) que vivem no solo e se alimentam de sementes e de raizes de plantas, alem de outros substratos.
Another step with modifications in the size of flowers, the thickness of petal tissue and the warming of flowers is from flowers pollinated by relatively small beetles (Nitidulidae, Staphylinidae, Curculionidae, Chrysomelidae, and also thrips (Thysanoptera)), with a body length up to 7 mm, to such pollinated by large beetles (Dynastinae, Rutelinae,
Las dos unas de cada meso y metatarsos sencillas, de igual longitud y grosor DYNASTINAE 5 4 Borde exterior de las mandibulas usualmente expuesto a los lados del clipeo.