Chalcosoma
| Chalcosoma | |
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| Chalcosoma atlas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Dynastinae |
| Tribe: | Dynastini |
| Genus: | Chalcosoma Hope, 1837 |
Chalcosoma is a genus of Southeast Asian rhinoceros beetles. They are known as three horned rhinoceros beetles for their trident like horn. They are endemic to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
[edit]The name Chalcosoma can be translated as being formed from the Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós), meaning "copper", and σῶμα (sôma), meaning "body".
Species
[edit]- Chalcosoma argregs Takeuchi, 2014[1]
- Chalcosoma atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chalcosoma chiron ((Olivier, 1789) (incl. synonyms Chalcosoma caucasus and Chalcosoma janssensi)
- Chalcosoma engganense Nagai, 2004
- Chalcosoma moellenkampi Kolbe, 1900
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Takeuchi, S. (2014) Chalcosoma argregs sp. nov. from Malaysia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Indian Journal of Entomology 76(3):188-191.
External links
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Data related to Chalcosoma at Wikispecies
Media related to Chalcosoma at Wikimedia Commons
