Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details

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Taxonomy

Accepted name		Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis latipennis Motschulsky 1845

Taxonomic rank		Subspecies

Taxonomic status		valid

Taxonomic comment

Nomenclature and Synonyms

Genus group name(s)	Taxonomic comment
Oryctes Illiger 1798 [genus]
Oryctes Illiger 1798 [subgenus]

Species group name(s)	Original genus	Taxonomic comment
latipennis Motschulsky 1845 [subspecies]	Oryctes
nasicornis Linnaeus 1758 [nominotypical subspecies]	Scarabaeus
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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Rank	Name
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Eumetazoa
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Suborder	Polyphaga
Infraorder	Scarabaeiformia
Superfamily	Scarabaeoidea
Family	Dynastidae
Subfamily	Dynastinae
Tribe	Oryctini
Genus	Oryctes
Subgenus	Oryctes
Species	nasicornis
Subspecies	*latipennis*

Distribution

Experts

Name	Fauna Europaea status
Alonso-Zarazaga, Dr Miguel A.	group coordinator
Krell, Dr Frank-Thorsten	taxonomic specialist

References

Accepted name:

Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis latipennis Motschulsky 1845

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Genus synonyms:

Oryctes Illiger 1798 [subgenus]

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Species synonyms:

nasicornis Linnaeus 1758 [nominotypical subspecies]

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