Hexodontini
Tribe of beetles
Hexodontini | |
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Hexodon patella | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Dynastinae |
Tribe: | Hexodontini Lacoirdaire, 1856 |
Hexodontini is a tribe of rhinoceros beetles.[1]
Range
The tribe Hexodontini is restricted to Madagascar.[2]
Etymology
The tribe's name is derived from Greek, "hex" meaning "six" and "odont" meaning teeth.
Taxonomy
The tribe Hexodontini contains the following 3 genera:[3]
- Hexodon
- Hemicyrthus
- Hyboschema
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