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

Type
Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 66 , Issue 2 , June 1976 , pp. 189 - 193
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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