Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺(@coleopteriste) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'll start with Neotropical from Ecuador: L to R, T to B: Dynastes neptunus, Coelosis bicornis, Megaceras crassum, Podischnus oberthuri, Enema pan, Megasoma actaeon, Dyn. hercules, Golofa eacus, Heterogomphus schoenherri

#worldcoleopteraweekend I'll start with Neotropical #rhinocerosbeetles from Ecuador: L to R, T to B: Dynastes neptunus, Coelosis bicornis, Megaceras crassum, Podischnus oberthuri, Enema pan, Megasoma actaeon, Dyn. hercules, Golofa eacus, Heterogomphus schoenherri #Scarabaeidae
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Glenn King(@VenomsLab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I love & found this beautiful male Xylotrupes ulysses (~6 cm) while digging in my garden yesterday. It was annoyed & hissed loudly, a sound it makes by rubbing its abdomen against the ends of its wing covers. Horns are used for digging & fighting for females.

I love #RhinocerosBeetles & found this beautiful male Xylotrupes ulysses (~6 cm) while digging in my garden yesterday. It was annoyed & hissed loudly, a sound it makes by rubbing its abdomen against the ends of its wing covers. Horns are used for digging & fighting for females.
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Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺(@coleopteriste) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just published article on fantastic Brazilian : 'Revision of the Megasoma (Megasoma) gyas species group', by our Italian and Brazilian friends: Prandi, Grossi & Vaz-de-Mello. 2020. Zookeys 999: 109-145 doi.org/10.3897/zookey…

Just published article on fantastic Brazilian #RhinocerosBeetles: 'Revision of the Megasoma (Megasoma) gyas species group', by our Italian and Brazilian friends: Prandi, Grossi & Vaz-de-Mello. 2020. Zookeys 999: 109-145 doi.org/10.3897/zookey… #Dynastinae #beetles #Scarabaeidae
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The Coleopterists Society(@ColeopSoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mondaca & Rothmann. First record of Ancognatha erythrodera (Blanchard, 1846) ( : : : Cyclocephalini) in the altiplano of Chile. centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/0… s

#LiteratureNotice Mondaca & Rothmann. First record of Ancognatha erythrodera (Blanchard, 1846) (#Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: #Dynastinae: Cyclocephalini) in the altiplano of Chile. centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/0… #Beetle #Beetles #RhinocerosBeetles #NewRecord
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