Biology:Megasoma vogti

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Short description: Species of beetle

Megasoma vogti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Megasoma
Species:
M. vogti
Binomial name
Megasoma vogti
Cartwright, 1963

Megasoma vogti, known generally as the Texas elephant beetle or Texas megasoma, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3]

References

Further reading

  • Anderson, D.; Bellamy, C. L.; Howden, H. A.; Quimby, C. (1991). "George Britton Vogt (1920-1990)". The Coleopterists Bulletin 45 (1): 93–95. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

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