Megasoma Kirby, 1825

Gasca-Álvarez, Héctor & Amat-García, Germán, 2010, Synopsis and key to the genera of Dynastinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeidae) of Colombia, ZooKeys 34 (34), pp. 153-192 : 182

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.34.309
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3789656
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scientific name	Megasoma Kirby, 1825
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Megasoma Kirby 1825: 566 .

Distribution: Southwestern United States to northern Argentina. Colombia: Amazonas, Antioquia, Chocó, Córdoba, Magdalena, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Valle.

Diversity: 14 species. Colombia: 3 species; M. actaeon (Linnaeus) , M. elephas (Fabricius) , M. mars (Reiche) ( Endrődi 1985; Morón 2005; Restrepo et al. 2003).

Tribe Oryctini