Eupatorus birmanicus

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Eupatorus birmanicus
Eupatorus birmanicus
Systematics
Order : Beetle (Coleoptera) Family : Scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae) Subfamily : Giant beetle (Dynastinae) Tribe : Dynastini Genre : Eupatorus Type : Eupatorus birmanicus
Scientific name
Eupatorus birmanicus
Arrow , 1908

Eupatorus birmanicus is a species of beetle from the family of scarabs (Scarabaeidae) in the group of scarabids (Scarabaeoidea).

Life and occurrence

The life cycle runs over two years, of which the larvae , which emerges four months after the eggs are laid, lasts 15-20 months. The larva develops in dead wood . The adult beetle lives on nectar and sap that leaks from wounds on trees. The males use their horns to fight over the females.

Eupatorus birmanicus is common in Myanmar and north-west Thailand .

Appearance

Eupatorus birmanicus is a large (male beetle up to 70 millimeters), semi-glossy, brown-black horned beetle. The body shape is relatively broad and arched. The body has numerous hard hairs. The male Eupatorus birmanicus has a long, thin, curved horn on the head, one horn on either side of the pronotum, and a pair of horns in the center of the pronotum that point almost straight up and are slightly curved. Because of the shape of these horns, it is also known as 'rabbit-eared'.

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Endangerment and status according to IUCN

The hazard levels according to IUCN

The beetle is a collector's item because of its appearance. It is also bred commercially .

The status according to IUCN is IUCN3.1, (Least Concern - not at risk)

Systematics

• Order beetle , Coleoptera
  • Subordination to Polyphaga
    • Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
      • Family Scarabaeidae Latreille , 1806
        • Subfamily Dynastinae MacLeay , 1819
          • Tribe Dynastini MacLeay , 1819
            • Genus Eupatorus Burmeister , 1847
              • Eupatorus birmanicus Arrow , 1908

Web links

other projects

Commons : Eupatorus birmanicus  - collection of images, videos and audio files

 Wikispecies: Eupatorus birmanicus  - species directory

General links

• Burmeister: Genus Eupatorus, 1847. BioLib, accessed on October 7, 2018 (English). 

Videos

• Eupatorus birmanicus from the Kingdom of Beetle Commercial Museum , Taiwan on YouTube
• Eupatorus birmanicus on YouTube , accessed November 26, 2010.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The rabbit-ear-horned beetle, Eupatorus birmanicus กว่า ง ซาง หูกระต่าย ได้ หนอน ตัว ใหญ่ แล้ว. Accessed October 7, 2018 (English). 
2. ↑ Jean-Claude Monney, Andreas Meyer: The Red List of IUCN . Ed .: Federal Office for the Environment, Forests and Landscape. Bern.
3. ↑ Federal Office for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (ed.): Red List of Endangered Reptiles in Switzerland . tape 2005 . Bern 2005, p. 15–21 ( iucnredlist.org [PDF; accessed January 13, 2014]).
4. ↑ Eupatorus birmanicus Breeder. Accessed October 7, 2018 (English). 
5. ^ BirdLife International . In: IUCN (ed.): Red List of Endangered Species . tape 2016 , 2016, 22712699, Pycnonotus aurigaster , S. e.T22712699A94343785 , doi : 10.2305 / IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712699A94343785.en ( iucnredlist.org [accessed January 15, 2018]).
6. ^ WS Macleay: Subfamily Dynastinae, 1819. Retrieved October 6, 2018 (English).