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Megasoma
''Megasoma'' is a rhinoceros beetle genus. Commonly known as the elephant beetles, ''Megasoma'' species are found from the southern half of North America to most of South America. ==Appearance== Megasoma beetles are generally large in size (as indicated by the name, which is "large body" in Greek). As a group, the genus are some of the largest beetle species on the planet. However, there are minute species of this genus as well. The largest ones can be up to 135 mm, while small ones like ''Megasoma punctulatus'' can be around 20 mm. Many ''Megasoma'' species (''Megasoma elephas'', ''Megasoma thersites'', ''Megasoma gyas'', ''Megasoma cedrosa'', ''Megasoma anubis'', ''Megasoma occidentalis'', ''Megasoma joergenseni'', ''Megasoma vogti'') have thin microscopic hairs (setae) covering nearly their entire bodies, giving the appearance of being pale or orange. Males of most species have large horns that they use to wrestle with other males. Females do not have horns.
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