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]
| Megasoma vogti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Megasoma |
| Species: | M. vogti
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| Binomial name | |
| Megasoma vogti Cartwright, 1963
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References
edit- ^ "Megasoma vogti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Megasoma vogti". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Megasoma vogti species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- 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.