Dynastes hercules

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Dynastinae
Tribus: Dynastini
Genus: Dynastes
Species: Dynastes hercules
Subspecies (12): D. h. bleuzeni –D. h. ecuatorianus –D. h. hercules –D. h. lichyi –D. h. morishimai –D. h. occidentalis –D. h. paschoali –D. h. reidi –D. h. septentrionalis –D. h. takakuwai

In synonymy (1): D. h. tuxtlaensis

Name

Dynastes hercules (Linnaeus, 1758)

original combination: Scarabaeus hercules

Type locality: 'America'

Synonyms

Scarabaeus scaber Linnaeus, 1758

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. (First availability, see p. 345.)

Links

AnimalBase
Hercules. Zin.ru
ION (subspecies list)
Catálogo electrónico de los organismos presentes en Colombia
Mystery behind the strongest creature in the world Institute of Physics (2008-03-11)
ZooBank: FA3DF559-0B46-4082-A1B7-E3F4E1EBA996

Vernacular names

беларуская: Жук-геркулес
Deutsch: Herkuleskäfer
English: Hercules beetle
français: Dynaste Hercule
italiano: Scarabeo Ercole
日本語: ヘラクレスオオカブト
português: Besouro hércules
русский: Жук-геркулес
svenska: Herkulesbagge
ไทย: ด้วงกว่างเฮอร์คิวลิส

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