[3] This tribe perhaps best describes the term "rhinoceros beetles" and includes important pest species in the type genus Oryctes.

Members of the tribe Oryctini are large, strongly build beetles with a thick cuticle.

The size and also the structures on the head and pronotum of males can depend on the suitability of the breeding medium where the larvae develop.

[5] The genera and species of Oryctini are widely distributed around the world but are especially common in the neotropical region.

The adults feed on rotting fruits or tunnel into the stems of monocots like sugarcane or palm trees.