
"Xylotrupes ulysses" is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to New Guinea. Male horns in several groups of this genus represent a special secondary sex characteristic. There is a bimodal horn-size distribution and there is a discrete male mating behavior correlated with each phenotype.
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Uploaded Feb 17, 2025. Captured Feb 28, 2020 00:36 in 113-117 Myall St, Tea Gardens NSW 2324, Australia.