Information: Oryctes (Rykanoryctes) boas, is the most widespread rhinoceros beetle in Africa, originally described by Fabricius in 1775 as Scarabaeus boas.
Body length: 59 - 69 mm
Peak activity: January - December (depends on region)
Remarks: Oryctes boas is widely distributed in tropical forests and wetter savannahs. It lives in refuse dumps, compost heaps and piles of rotting vegetation.
Distribution: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic Democratic Congo, Republic of Congo, Republic of Guinea, Republic South Africa, Lesotho, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical, Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Material examined (& observation):
Ethiopia 
Oromia State | Kefa prov.
50 km S Jimma
Chebera Churchura NP
(GPS) 
Altitude 1130 m a.s.l. | 16.11.2014
Our observation period: November ~ December, March ~ April
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
EthiopiaThe Dynastidae of the World
Oryctes (Rykanoryctes) boas
