Rhinoceros Beetles

Xylotrupes gideon

Description

Xylotrupes gideon males are shiny black in color with bifucarted horn on the head and thorax. The females are matte black and the horn is absent. Males are bigger than females. On the head there is a pair of eye on both side of the head and an antenna with 10 segments.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

40-60 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

No

Nocturnal

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Dynastidae

GENUS

:

Xylotrupes

SPECIES

:

Xylotrupes gideon

Distribution

Xylotrupes gideon could be found in forest or palm plantations.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore.

Habits and Lifestyle

Xylotrupes gideon is nocturnal organism. It will make high hissing noise if disturbed produced by rubbing tip of the abdomen against the edge of elytra.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal, Nocturnal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Xylotrupes gideon feed on soft bark of trees.

Diet : Herbivore

Mating Habits

Xylotrupes gideon females release pheromone to attract the males. Male with large horn usually wins against another male to fight over females to mate.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://www.jcu.edu.au/discover-nature-at-jcu/animals/miscellaneous-fauna/xylotrupes-gideon
  2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylotrupes_gideon
  3. https://wiki.nus.edu.sg/display/TAX/Xylotrupes+gideon+Brown+Rhinoceros+Beetle#XylotrupesgideonBrownRhinocerosBeetle-Habitat