Augosoma centaurus (Fabricius, 1775)

[= Scarabaeus centaurus (Fabricius, 1775)]

[= Archon emarginatus (Kirby, 1825)]

[= Geotrupes ganymedes (Fabricius, 1801)]

[= Geotrupes jephta (Fabricius, 1801)]

[= Scarabaeus melampus (Olivier, 1789)]

Information:Augosoma centaurus, is the largest rhinoceros beetle in Africa, described by Fabriciusin 1775, originally as Scarabaeus centaurus. It lives in tropical forests mainly in equatorial and western Africa.

Body length: 45 - 95 mm
Peak activity: January - December (depends on region)

Remarks: The species is active on the light trap.

Distribution: Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic Democratic Congo, Republic of Guinea, Republic South Africa, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Togo, Republic Central Africa (?)
Zoogeographic region: Afrotropical

Taxonomic classification:

Familia	Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamilia	Dynastinae MacLeay, 1819
Tribus	Dynastini Macleay, 1819
Genus	Augosoma Burmeister, 1841
Subgenus	-

Material examined (& observation):

Republic of the Congo
Sangha prov.
Cabossse & Souanké env.
(Northwestern forests on the border with Gabon & Cameroon)
(GPS)
Altitude ~ 500 m a.s.l. | 3.11.2016