''Chalcosoma'' is a genus of Southeast Asian
rhinoceros beetles
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over ...
. They are known as three horned rhinoceros beetles for their trident like horn. They are endemic to Southeast Asia.
Species
''Biolib'' lists four
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
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Biolib.cz (retrieved 16 November 2020)
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*''Chalcosoma atlas
The Atlas beetle (''Chalcosoma atlas'') is a very large species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in Southeast Asia. Males have three prominent horns. The species is named for Atlas, the giant of Greek mythology who supported the skies ...
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*''Chalcosoma chiron
''Chalcosoma chiron'' (often called the Caucasus beetle) is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. This species can be found from Malaysia south into Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Malay Peninsula, Indochina) and Thailand in East region ( Ch ...
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** ''Chalcosoma caucasus
''Chalcosoma chiron'' (often called the Caucasus beetle) is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. This species can be found from Malaysia south into Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Malay Peninsula, Indochina) and Thailand in East region ( Ch ...
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** ''Chalcosoma janssensi
''Chalcosoma chiron'' (often called the Caucasus beetle) is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. This species can be found from Malaysia south into Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Malay Peninsula, Indochina) and Thailand in East region ( Ch ...
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*''Chalcosoma moellenkampi
The Moellenkampi beetle (''Chalcosoma moellenkampi''), is one of four large species of rhinoceros beetles from Southeast Asia belonging to the genus ''Chalcosoma''. The Moellenkampi beetles belong to the beetle family Scarabaeidae along with oth ...
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*''Chalcosoma engganensis
''Chalcosoma engganensis'' is a large (35–60 mm) and heavy beetle. The body is shiny black. The male has a sharp horn (directed obliquely upward and forward) on the head. On each side of pronotum there are curved, forward directed horns. ...
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See also
* List of largest insects
Insects, which are a type of arthropod, are the most numerous group of multicellular organisms on the planet, with over a million species identified so far. The title of heaviest insect in the world has many contenders, the most frequently crowne ...
References
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Dynastinae
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