A numerical and theoretical study of the aerodynamic performance of a hovering rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus)

S Oh, B Lee, H Park, H Choi, ST Kim - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
… In this study, we focus on a rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, among various flying
insects, because it is one of the heaviest insects and has the highest wing loading among …

Rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) cuticular hydrocarbons contain information about body size and sex

MA Bell, G Lim, C Caldwell, DJ Emlen, BO Swanson - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
… Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) males have … Here, we asked whether
CHCs in rhinoceros beetles carry information … We suggest that Rhinoceros beetles could be …

Flexible wing kinematics of a free-flying beetle (rhinoceros beetle trypoxylus dichotomus)

TV Truong, TQ Le, D Byun, HC Park, M Kim - Journal of Bionic …, 2012 - Springer
… The beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, was chosen for this study due to its large size and
the fact that the wings consist of the hind wing and the elytron. The mean body mass of …

Flow visualization of rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) in free flight

T Van Truong, TQ Le, HT Tran, HC Park… - Journal of Bionic …, 2012 - Elsevier
Aerodynamic characteristics of the beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, which has a pair of elytra …
for various flight conditions of a beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus: free, tethered, hovering, …

Non-jumping take off performance in beetle flight (rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus)

T Van Truong, TQ Le, HC Park, KJ Yoon, MJ Kim… - Journal of Bionic …, 2014 - Elsevier
rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, commonly found in Japan and Korea. We found
that Trypoxylus dichotomus … non-jumping take-off in Trypoxylus dichotomus, we used 3D high-…

The draft genome sequence of the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus septentrionalis towards an understanding of horn formation

S Morita, TF Shibata, T Nishiyama, Y Kobayashi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
… The Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus is a giant beetle with distinctive
exaggerated horns present on the head and prothoracic regions of the male. T. …

Evolution of horn length and lifting strength in the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus

JN Weber, W Kojima, RP Boisseau, T Niimi, S Morita… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
… populations of a rhinoceros beetle and show that the “pitchfork” shaped head horn likely
increased in length independently in the northern and southern radiations of beetles. Both …

Heightened Condition-Dependent Growth of Sexually Selected Weapons in the Rhinoceros Beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

A Johns, H Gotoh, EL McCullough, DJ Emlen… - 2014 - academic.oup.com
… The horns of male rhinoceros beetles are extremely sensitive to the larval nutritional …
We document how body parts of the Asian rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, exhibit …

Recent advances in understanding horn formation in the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus using next-generation sequencing technology

S Morita, K Sakura, H Gotoh, DJ Emlen… - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2022 - Elsevier
… on a horned beetle, the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus, whose genome
was … The Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus (Figure 1), one of the largest …

Flight behavior of the rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus during electrical nerve stimulation

T Van Truong, D Byun, LC Lavine… - Bioinspiration & …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
… basalar muscle of the rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus). To understand specific
neuronal stimulation mechanisms, responses and flight behavior of the beetle, four electrodes …