Actaeon beetle
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Actaeon beetle (Megasoma actaeon) is a rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. The actaeon beetle is one of the largest of all beetles, measuring up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) across, with a body length of about 5–12 centimetres (2.0–4.7 in). The males can grow to be 131/2 cm (5.4 in) long by 4 cm (1.6 in) thick.The dorsal surfaces are glabrous (bald), matte or shiny black. The legs are powerful, with large tarsal claws. Males have appendages resembling horns on the pronotum and on the head. The two parallel horns on the pronotum are short, acute and forward pointing, while a much longer horn with a small tooth is present on the head. In the females the pronotum and the elytra are rugose and the horns are missing.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Coleoptera | |
| family | Scarabaeidae | |
| subfamily | Dynastinae | |
| genus | Megasoma | |
| specis | M. actaeon |
