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Chalcosoma

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Chalcosoma
Chalcosoma moellenkampi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Dynastinae
Tribe: Dynastini
Genus: Chalcosoma
Hope, 1837

Chalcosoma is a genus of Southeast Asian rhinoceros beetles. They are known as three horned rhinoceros beetles for their trident like horn. They are endemic to Southeast Asia.

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The name Chalcosoma can be translated as being formed from the Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós), meaning "copper", and σῶμα (sôma), meaning "body".

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