Actaeon beetle

Actaeon beetle
Male of Megasoma actaeon
Female of Megasoma actaeon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Megasoma
Species:
M. actaeon
Binomial name
Megasoma actaeon
Synonyms
  • Scarabeus simson Linnaeus, 1767
  • Geotrupes crenatus Leach, 1817
  • Megasoma janus Felsche, 1906
  • Megasoma argentinum Höhne, 1923
  • Megasoma janus ramirezorum Silvestre et Arnaud, 2002
  • Megasoma janus fujitai Nagai, 2003
  • Megasoma rex Prandi, 2018 (dubious: see )
  • Megasoma actaeon johannae Van Meenen & Schouteet, 2018

The actaeon beetle (Megasoma actaeon) is a rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.

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