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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Megasoma elephas (Fabricius, 1775)
  • GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in: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
Synonym Source
Megasoma elephas iijimai Nagai, 2003 synonym
  • GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in:Nagai, S. (2003). Four new subspecies of the genus Megasoma from South America. Gekkan-Mushi 394:35-39.
Scarabaeus elephas Fabricius, 1775 heterotypic synonym
  • GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Published in: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. http://www.archive.org/download/systemaentomolog00fabr/systemaentomolog00fabr.pdf

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Scarabaeidae
genus
Megasoma
species
Megasoma elephas
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