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Description of the larva of Chalcosoma atlas (L.) (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae) from Malaysia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. O. Bedford
Affiliation:
UNDP/FAO Rhinoceros Beetle Project, c/o Koronivia Research Station, Nausori, Fiji

Abstract

The third-stage larva of Chalcosoma atlas (L.) collected in Malaysia is described, with illustrations, and a key is provided to distinguish larvae of this species from those of Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) and Xylotrupes gideon beckeri Schaufuss, all of which occur in similar breeding sites.

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Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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