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Oryctes
Taxonomy
Oryctes was named by Hellwig (1798). It is extant.
It was assigned to Scarabaeides by Latreille (1802); to Dynastinae by Krell (2000); and to Oryctini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Scarabaeides by Latreille (1802); to Dynastinae by Krell (2000); and to Oryctini by Bouchard et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1798 | Oryctes Hellwig p. 100 |
| 1802 | Oryctes Latreille p. 146 |
| 2000 | Oryctes Krell p. 884 |
| 2011 | Oryctes Bouchard et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Oryctes Hellwig 1798
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Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus 1758 [European rhinoceros beetle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Piacenzian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | O. nasicornis (155692) |