Occurrence of European Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes nasicornis (L.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMATOJO, NICODEMUS D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-23T19:32:32Z
dc.date.available2018-02-23T19:32:32Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-29
dc.descriptionResearch articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe European rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes nasicornis (L.), is a large flying beetle in the subfamily Dynastinae of family Scarabaeidae and order Coleoptera. It is well-known to be a Palaearctic species, inhabiting Europe and Asia up to North Africa, with no reported material from the Sub-Saharan African region including Tanzania. The present work reports an occurrence of O. nasicornis in Tanzania specifically in Iringa region in the Southern Highlands zone of the country. The report is accompanied by description of the key morphological characters of the insect validating its diagnosis. The findings facilitate a basis for intervention of the existing records about O. nasicornis, including its biogeographical affiliation and the related undertakings. It is most likely that the species also ranges in other localities in Tanzania and the Sub-Saharan Africa region in general because of the existing proximity and interactions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdvances in Entomology, 2018, 6, 9-13en_US
dc.identifier.issn2331-2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4609
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAdvances in Entomologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMatojo2017;2
dc.subjectColeoptera, Dynastinae, Oryctes nasicornis, Palaearctic Species, Rhinoceros Beetle, Scarabaeidaeen_US
dc.titleOccurrence of European Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes nasicornis (L.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in the Southern Highlands of Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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