# Augosoma

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***Augosoma*** is a genus of [rhinoceros beetle](/source/Rhinoceros_beetle) belonging to the family [Scarabaeidae](/source/Scarabaeidae).

*Augosoma* species include very large (40-100 millimeters), glossy black or dark brown beetles. The males have long, curved horns on the head. These horns lack in the females. These beetles occurs in tropical West Africa ([Cameroon](/source/Cameroon), [Central African Republic](/source/Central_African_Republic)).[1]

## Species

- *[Augosoma centaurus](/source/Augosoma_centaurus)* (Fabricius, 1775)
- *[Augosoma hippocrates](/source/Augosoma_hippocrates)* Milani, 1996

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## References

1. [Natural Worlds](http://www.naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/species/Augosoma_centaurus.htm)

1. [Biolib](https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id336517/)

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