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Oryctes Hellwig, 1798

1291132 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1291132)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Coleoptera (Order)
  7. Scarabaeidae (Family)
  8. Oryctes (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
Dimyxus Fairmaire, 1893 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Eremoryctes Semenov-Tjan-Shansky & Medvedev, 1932 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Hovoryctes Prell, 1934 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Insuloryctes Dechambre, 2000 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Macroryctes Semenov-Tjan-Shansky & Medvedev, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Macroyctes Allsopp & Schoolmeesters, 2024 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Oryctites Oppenheim, 1888 † · unaccepted > unavailable name (ICZN art. 20: no clear intent to...)  
ICZN art. 20: no clear intent to establish a fossil genus separate from Oryctes.
Rykanes Minck, 1919 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)
Rykanoryctes Minck, 1919 · unaccepted (Treated as valid subgenus)

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  1. Species Oryctes centaurus Sternberg, 1910
  2. Species Oryctes cherlonneixi Dechambre, 1996
  3. Species Oryctes hisamatsui Nagai, 2002
  4. Species Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  5. Species Oryctes prolixus Wollaston, 1864
  6. Species Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
  7. Species Oryctes amberiensis Sternberg, 1910 accepted as Insuloryctes amberiensis Sternberg, 1910
  8. Species Oryctes anguliceps Fairmaire, 1901 accepted as Insuloryctes anguliceps Fairmaire, 1901
  9. Species Oryctes augias Olivier, 1789 accepted as Insuloryctes augias Olivier, 1789
  10. Species Oryctes bidentatus Prell, 1914 accepted as Rykanes owariensis Palisot de Beauvois, 1807
  11. Species Oryctes bifoveatus Minck, 1913 accepted as Rykanes erebus Burmeister, 1847
  12. Species Oryctes blucheaui Fairmaire, 1898 accepted as Rykanoryctes monoceros Olivier, 1789
  13. Species Oryctes chevrolati Guerin-Meneville, 1844 accepted as Insuloryctes chevrolati Guerin-Meneville, 1844
  14. Species Oryctes colonicus Coquerel, 1852 accepted as Insuloryctes colonicus Coquerel, 1852
  15. Species Oryctes comoriensis Fairmaire, 1893 accepted as Insuloryctes comoriensis Fairmaire, 1893
  16. Species Oryctes congonis Endrodi, 1969 accepted as Rykanoryctes congonis Endrodi, 1969
  17. Species Oryctes continuus Minck, 1914 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  18. Species Oryctes corniculatus Villa, 1833 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  19. Species Oryctes crampeli Fairmaire, 1893 accepted as Dimyxus gigas Castelnau, 1840
  20. Species Oryctes cratericollis Fairmaire, 1894 accepted as Archophanes cratericollis Fairmaire, 1894
  21. Species Oryctes cristatus Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1858 accepted as Dimyxus gigas Castelnau, 1840
  22. Species Oryctes desertorum Arrow, 1910 accepted as Rykanoryctes agamemnon Burmeister, 1847
  23. Species Oryctes faunus Billberg, 1820 accepted as Strategus validus Fabricius, 1775
  24. Species Oryctes ferrugineus Thunberg, 1818 accepted as Rykanoryctes boas Fabricius, 1775
  25. Species Oryctes galapagoensis Waterhouse, 1845 accepted as Neoryctes galapagoensis Waterhouse, 1845
  26. Species Oryctes hottentotta Schonherr, 1817 accepted as Ruteloryctes morio Fabricius, 1798
  27. Species Oryctes ingens Kolbe, 1894 accepted as Dimyxus gigas Castelnau, 1840
  28. Species Oryctes insularis Coquerel, 1852 accepted as Rykanoryctes monoceros Olivier, 1789
  29. Species Oryctes kazakorum Medvedev, 1960 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  30. Species Oryctes madagascariensis Castelnau, 1840 accepted as Insuloryctes augias Olivier, 1789
  31. Species Oryctes mathiesseni Minck, 1915 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  32. Species Oryctes mechowi Quedenfeldt, 1884 accepted as Rykanes erebus Burmeister, 1847
  33. Species Oryctes mediterraneus Minck, 1915 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  34. Species Oryctes montanus Minck, 1915 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  35. Species Oryctes mullerianus White, 1859 accepted as Pseudoryctes mullerianus White, 1859
  36. Species Oryctes nasutus Mulsant, 1842 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  37. Species Oryctes nestor Burmeister, 1847 accepted as Insuloryctes augias Olivier, 1789
  38. Species Oryctes obscurus Macleay, 1873 accepted as Novapus obscurus Macleay, 1871
  39. Species Oryctes orilochus Erichson, 1847 accepted as Heterogomphus orsilochus Erichson, 1847
  40. Species Oryctes owariensis Burmeister, 1847 accepted as Dimyxus gigas Castelnau, 1840
  41. Species Oryctes pechueli Kolbe, 1883 accepted as Rykanes erebus Burmeister, 1847
  42. Species Oryctes persicus Endrodi, 1938 accepted as Rykanoryctes agamemnon Burmeister, 1847
  43. Species Oryctes piesbergeri Bodemeyer, 1916 accepted as Rykanoryctes elegans Prell, 1914
  44. Species Oryctes pluto Weyenbergh, 1869 accepted as Pseudohydrophilus pluto (Weyenbergh, 1869) †
  45. Species Oryctes politus Fairmaire, 1901 accepted as Insuloryctes politus Fairmaire, 1901
  46. Species Oryctes polyphaemus Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1858 accepted as Dimyxus gigas Castelnau, 1840
  47. Species Oryctes procerus Minck, 1914 accepted as Rykanes erebus Burmeister, 1847
  48. Species Oryctes progressivus Prell, 1909 accepted as Rykanoryctes boas Fabricius, 1775
  49. Species Oryctes progressivus Prell, 1914 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  50. Species Oryctes pumilus Minck, 1916 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  51. Species Oryctes pygmaeus Minck, 1913 accepted as Rykanes curvicornis Sternberg, 1910
  52. Species Oryctes radama Coquerel, 1852 accepted as Rykanoryctes pyrrhus Burmeister, 1847
  53. Species Oryctes ragusae Riggio, 1882 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  54. Species Oryctes senegalensis Klug, 1835 accepted as Rykanoryctes boas Fabricius, 1775
  55. Species Oryctes siculus Kollar, 1836 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  56. Species Oryctes simus Mulsant, 1842 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  57. Species Oryctes sinaicus Petrovitz, 1958 accepted as Rykanoryctes elegans Prell, 1914
  58. Species Oryctes sinaicus Medvedev, 1960 accepted as Rykanoryctes elegans Prell, 1914
  59. Species Oryctes stentor Castelnau, 1840 accepted as Rykanes rhinoceros Linnaeus, 1758
  60. Species Oryctes stentor Fabricius, 1801 accepted as Insuloryctes tarandus Olivier, 1789
  61. Species Oryctes stentor Castelnau, 1840 accepted as Insuloryctes augias Olivier, 1789
  62. Species Oryctes trituberculatus Lansberge, 1879 accepted as Rykanes gnu Mohnike, 1874
  63. Species Oryctes truncaticollis Fairmaire, 1894 accepted as Dinoryctes truncaticollis Fairmaire, 1894
  64. Species Oryctes tuberculatus Mulsant, 1842 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
  65. Species Oryctes unituberculatus Prell, 1934 accepted as Rykanoryctes boas Fabricius, 1775
  66. Species Oryctes vinsoni Deyrolle, 1862 accepted as Insuloryctes augias Olivier, 1789
  67. Species Oryctes zarudnyi Semenow & Medvedev, 1932 accepted as Oryctes nasicornis Linnaeus, 1746
marine, brackish
recent only
Hellwig, J. C. (1798). Ankündigungen neuer Bücher. <em>Intelligenzblatt der Allgemeinen Literatur-Zeitung.</em> 1798(13): 100-101., available online at https://books.google.ca/books?id=sNFbAAAAcAAJ&vq=100&pg=PA99 [details] 

Illiger, J.K.W. (1798). Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens. Gebauer, Halle, xlii + 510 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/217674
page(s): 11; note: Illiger's book was previewed by Hellwig, validating Oryctes and Aphodius [details] 
IRMNG (2025). Oryctes Hellwig, 1798. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1291132 on 2026-09-21
Date
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2024-09-10 23:47:29Z
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Girard, Jean-Sébastien

original description Hellwig, J. C. (1798). Ankündigungen neuer Bücher. <em>Intelligenzblatt der Allgemeinen Literatur-Zeitung.</em> 1798(13): 100-101., available online at https://books.google.ca/books?id=sNFbAAAAcAAJ&vq=100&pg=PA99 [details] 

original description Illiger, J.K.W. (1798). Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens. Gebauer, Halle, xlii + 510 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/217674
page(s): 11; note: Illiger's book was previewed by Hellwig, validating Oryctes and Aphodius [details] 

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

current name source Allsopp, P. G.; Schoolmeesters, P. (2024). All genera of the world: Subfamilies Dynastinae, Rutelinae and Cetoniinae (Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). <em>Megataxa.</em> 12(1): 1-103., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.12.1.1 [details] 

current name source CoL 2006 [details] 

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Macroyctes Allsopp & Schoolmeesters, 2024) Allsopp, P. G.; Schoolmeesters, P. (2024). All genera of the world: Subfamilies Dynastinae, Rutelinae and Cetoniinae (Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). <em>Megataxa.</em> 12(1): 1-103., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.12.1.1
page(s): 8 [details] 

original description (of Insuloryctes Dechambre, 2000) Dechambre, R. (2000). Contribution à la connaissance du genre Oryctes Illiger (Coleoptera, Dynastidae). <em>Coléoptères.</em> 6(4): 37-40.
page(s): 38 [details] 

original description (of Dimyxus Fairmaire, 1893) Fairmaire, L. (1893). Coléoptères de l'Oubanghi, recueillis par Crampel. <em>Annales de la Société entomologique de France.</em> 62(1): 135-146., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8236969
page(s): 139 [details] 

original description (of Rykanoryctes Minck, 1919) Minck, P. (1919). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Dynastiden (Col.). 8. Palaearktische Oryctiden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Abteilung A.</em> 83(2): 37-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13326543
page(s): 59 [details] 

original description (of Rykanes Minck, 1919) Minck, P. (1919). Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Dynastiden (Col.). 8. Palaearktische Oryctiden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Abteilung A.</em> 83(2): 37-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13326543
page(s): 59 [details] 

original description (of Oryctites Oppenheim, 1888 †) Oppenheim, P. (1888). Die Insectenwelt des lithographischen Schiefers in Bayern. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 34(5-6): 215-247., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33194778
page(s): 238 [details] 

original description (of Hovoryctes Prell, 1934) Prell, H. (1934). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Dynastiden (XII). Beschreibungen und Bemerkungen. <em>Entomologische Blätter.</em> 30: 55-60., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Entomologische-Blaetter_30_0055-0060.pdf
page(s): 60 [details] 

original description (of Macroryctes Semenov-Tjan-Shansky & Medvedev, 1932) Semenov-Tjan-Shansky, A. P.; Medvedev, S. (1932). Species generis Oryctes Ill. Faunae rossicae et mesasiaticae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). <em>Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS.</em> 32: 481-502.
page(s): 482 [details] 

original description (of Eremoryctes Semenov-Tjan-Shansky & Medvedev, 1932) Semenov-Tjan-Shansky, A. P.; Medvedev, S. (1932). Species generis Oryctes Ill. Faunae rossicae et mesasiaticae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). <em>Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie des Sciences de l'URSS.</em> 32: 481-502.
page(s): 487 [details] 
To BioNames database (from synonym Eremoryctes Semenov-Tjan-Shansky & Medvedev, 1932)
To BioNames database (from synonym Macroryctes Semenov-Tjan-Shansky & Medvedev, 1932)
To BioNames database (from synonym Rykanes Minck, 1919)
To BioNames database (from synonym Dimyxus Fairmaire, 1893)
To BioNames database (from synonym Insuloryctes Dechambre, 2000)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Eremoryctes Semenov-Tjan-Shansky & Medvedev, 1932)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Insuloryctes Dechambre, 2000)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Dimyxus Fairmaire, 1893)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Rykanes Minck, 1919)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Macroryctes Semenov-Tjan-Shansky & Medvedev, 1932)
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