Megasoma vogti

Megasoma vogti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
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

  1. ^ "Megasoma vogti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Megasoma vogti". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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. JSTOR 4008789.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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