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Oryctes
Oryctes is the most economically important genus of rhinoceros beetles in the subfamily Dynastinae ( family: Scarabaeidae), since it includes a notorious insect pest of palms.
Currently, 42 species are in the genus, including:
- Oryctes borbonicus Dechambre, 1986
- Oryctes gnu Mohnike, 1874 - Malaysian rhinoceros beetle
- Oryctes monoceros (Olivier, 1789) - African rhinoceros beetle
- Oryctes nasicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) - European rhinoceros beetle
- Oryctes proxilus Wollaston 1864
- Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) - Asiatic rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes (disambiguation)
Oryctes is a scientific name which may refer to:
- Oryctes, a genus of beetles
- Oryctes nevadensis, the sole species in the plant genus Oryctes