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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Megasoma Kirby, 1825
is a synonym of Genus Ticera Linnaeus, 1758
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4240
75466
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
314
4520
Genera
Species
TribeDynastini
MacLeay, 1819
13
484
Genera
Species
GenusMegasoma
Kirby, 1825
Elephant beetles
78Species
Subnodes of Megasoma Kirby, 1825
SpeciesMegasoma actaeon Linnaeus, 1758
Actaeon beetle
3Subspecies
SpeciesMegasoma acteon Linné, 1758
SpeciesMegasoma aculeata Walker, 1865
SpeciesMegasoma acuminata Walker, 1865
SpeciesMegasoma albicans Walker, 1855
SpeciesMegasoma alpherakyi Christoph, 1885
SpeciesMegasoma anubis Chevrolat, 1836
SpeciesMegasoma argentinum Hohne, 1923  ⇒ Megasoma actaeon
SpeciesMegasoma basale Walker, 1855
SpeciesMegasoma basimacula Walker, 1862
SpeciesMegasoma bifascia Walker, 1855
SpeciesMegasoma bimaculatum Walker, 1865
SpeciesMegasoma bollei Dechambre, 2006
SpeciesMegasoma cedrosa Hardy, 1972
SpeciesMegasoma cedrosum Hardy, 1972
Rosy blenny
SpeciesMegasoma crenatus Leach, 1817
SpeciesMegasoma directa Walker, 1865
SpeciesMegasoma dorsalis Walker, 1866
SpeciesMegasoma elephas Fabricius, 1775
Elephant beetle, Elephant Rhinoceros Beetle
3Subspecies
SpeciesMegasoma enema Marcgraf, 1848  ⇒ Megasoma gyas
SpeciesMegasoma fujitai Nagai, 2003
SpeciesMegasoma gyas Herbst, 1785
5Subspecies
SpeciesMegasoma hector Gory, 1836
SpeciesMegasoma hermes Prandi, 2016
SpeciesMegasoma hyperion Prandi, Grossi & Vaz-de-Mello, 2020
SpeciesMegasoma janus Felsche, 1906  ⇒ Megasoma actaeon
6Subspecies
SpeciesMegasoma joergenseni Bruch, 1910
2Subspecies
SpeciesMegasoma lecontei Hardy, 1972
Rosy blenny
SpeciesMegasoma lenczyi Cartwright, 1976  ⇒ Megasoma cedrosum
Diamond blenny
SpeciesMegasoma mars Reiche, 1852
SpeciesMegasoma mexicanum Fischer, 1968  ⇒ Megasoma elephas
SpeciesMegasoma mexicanus Fischer, 1968
SpeciesMegasoma nogueirai Morón, 2005
SpeciesMegasoma obscura Walker, 1855
SpeciesMegasoma occidentale Bolivar, Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa & Martinez, 1963
SpeciesMegasoma occidentalis Bolívar y Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa & Martínez, 1963
SpeciesMegasoma pachecoi Cartwright, 1963
SpeciesMegasoma pallidium Walker, 1855
SpeciesMegasoma pardale Walker, 1855
SpeciesMegasoma polydora Druce, 1887
SpeciesMegasoma prandii Milani, 2008
SpeciesMegasoma primigenum Staudinger, 1887
SpeciesMegasoma punctulatum Cartwright, 1952
SpeciesMegasoma punctulatus Cartwright, 1952
SpeciesMegasoma ramirezorum Silvestre & Arnaud, 2002
SpeciesMegasoma rex Prandi, 2018
SpeciesMegasoma rubida Walker, 1865
SpeciesMegasoma rumbucheri Fischer, 1968
SpeciesMegasoma sleeperi Hardy, 1972
Rosy blenny
SpeciesMegasoma splendens Druce, 1887
SpeciesMegasoma svobodaorum Krajcik, 2009
SpeciesMegasoma thersites LeConte, 1861
SpeciesMegasoma theseus Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesMegasoma truncata Walker, 1855
SpeciesMegasoma typhon Olivier, 1789
2Subspecies
SpeciesMegasoma vazdemelloi Prandi, 2018
SpeciesMegasoma vogti Cartwright, 1963
Texas Elephant Beetle

Synonyms
Lycophontes (Bruch, 1910)
Megalosoma (Burmeister, 1847)
Megasominus (Casey, 1915)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Megasoma
EnglishElephant beetles


Distribution of Megasoma Kirby, 1825
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Albania


Andorra


Argentina
6 Species
Armenia


Austria


Barbados


Belarus


Belgium


Belize


Bolivia
6 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina


Brazil
13 Species
Bulgaria


Canada


Chile


China
1 Species
Colombia
8 Species
Costa Rica
1 Species
Croatia


Czech Republic


Denmark


Ecuador
5 Species
El Salvador


Estonia


Finland


France


Germany


Greece


Guatemala


Guyana


Honduras


Hungary


Iceland


Iran


Ireland


Italy


Kazakhstan


Kosovo


Kyrgyzstan


Latvia


Lebanon


Liberia


Liechtenstein


Lithuania


Luxembourg


Malta


Mexico
15 Species
Moldova


Monaco


Mongolia


Montenegro


Netherlands


Nicaragua


North Korea


Norway


Panama


Paraguay


Peru
4 Species
Poland


Portugal


Romania


San Marino


Serbia


Slovakia


Slovenia


South Korea


Spain


Suriname


Sweden


Switzerland


Syria


Tajikistan


Transnistria


Turkey


Turkmenistan


Ukraine


United Kingdom


Uruguay


USA
10 Species
Uzbekistan


Vatican City


Venezuela




Links, sources and further information
Megasoma at gbif.org
Megasoma at gbif.org
Megasoma at itis.gov