Rhinoceros Beetle - Arthropoda - Macro Photography

Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae. Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 300 species of rhinoceros beetles are known. Many rhinoceros beetles are well known for their unique shapes and large sizes. Some famous species are, for example, the Atlas beetle Chalcosoma atlas, common rhinoceros beetle Xylotrupes ulysses, elephant beetle Megasoma elephas, European rhinoceros beetle Oryctes nasicornis, Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules, Japanese rhinoceros beetle or kabutomushi Allomyrina dichotoma, ox beetle Strategus aloeus and the Eastern Hercules beetle Dynastes tityus.