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    Species Accepted

    Megasoma elephas (Fabricius, 1775)

    Elephant Beetle

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      16 results
      Elefantenkäfer German
      Elefántbogár Hungarian
      Elephant Beetle English
      Escarabajo Elefante Spanish
      Guineische fliegende Eelephant German
      Horned Elephant English
      Olifantkever Dutch
      Scarabeo elefante Italian
      Scarabée éléphant French
      rohatyniec słoniowy Polish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      7 results
      Nagai, S. (2003). Four new subspecies of the genus Megasoma (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from South America. Gekkan-Mushi 394:35-39.
      Goeze, J. A. E. (1777). Entomologische Beytrage zu des Ritter Linne zwolften Ausgabe des Natursystems. Weidmanns Erben Und Reich. Leipzig 1:1-736 (1-125). https://archive.org/download/entomologischebe11777goez/entomologischebe11777goez.pdf
      Ratcliffe, B. C., & Cave, R. D. (2006). The Dynastine Scarab beetles of Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum 21:1-424.
      Fabricius, J. C. (1775). Systema Entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Officina Libraria Kortii ; Flensburgi & Lipsiae 30 + 1-832. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.36510 10.5962/bhl.title.36510
      Hope, F. W. (1838). Observations on the lamellicorns of Olivier. Entomological Magazin 5:312-326. http://www.archive.org/stream/entomologicalmag5183738lond#page/312/mode/1up
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/3549041/edit
      https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_names/3549042/edit

      Citation

      Megasoma elephas (Fabricius, 1775) in undefined