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Elephant beetle
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The elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas) is a member of the family Scarabaeidae and the subfamily Dynastinae. Elephant beetles are Neotropical rhinoceros beetles.
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Elephant beetle | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Megasoma |
Species: | M. elephas |
Binomial name | |
Megasoma elephas (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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M. e. elephas | |
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