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Theelephantbeetle(Megasomaelephas)isamemberofthefamilyScarabaeidaeandthesubfamilyDynastinae.TheyareNeotropicalrhinocerosbeetles.

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Species of beetle

The elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas) is a member of the family Scarabaeidae and the subfamily Dynastinae. They are Neotropical rhinoceros beetles.

Elephant beetles are black in color and covered with a coat of fine microscopic hairs. The hairs grow particularly thick on the beetles elytra. The hairs give the beetles body a yellowish color. Males have two horns protruding from the head and another from the prothorax. The longest head horn gives the beetle its common name, since it resembles an elephant’s trunk. Females have no horns. The horns are used for defense, and in competition among males for food and mates.

In size, elephant beetles typically range between ...