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Chalcosoma engganensis

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Chalcosoma engganensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Chalcosoma
Species:
C. engganensis
Binomial name
Chalcosoma engganensis
Nagai, 2004[1]

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. Across the head there is a short but powerful spike. This species differs from the normally developed specimens of the other Chalcosoma species in that horns are shorter, male can look a lot like small copies of Chalcosoma moellenkampi. The female lacks these horns and spikes, and is smaller.

References

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  1. ^ "Chalcosoma engganensis Nagai, 2004". www.gbif.org.