Checklist of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Insecta, Coleoptera) in an urban area of the Caribbean Colombia Author Taboada-Verona, Carlos Author Sermeño-Correa, Carlos Author Sierra-Serrano, Oscar Author Noriega, Jorge Ari text Check List 2019 2019-07-26 15 4 579 594 http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/15.4.579 journal article 10.15560/15.4.579 1809-127X Megasoma elephas (Fabricius, 1775) Figure 4H Geographic distribution. Southern Mexico to Ven- ezuela ( Morón and Deloya 2001 , Ratcliffe and Morón 2005 ). In Colombia : Antioquia , Córdoba , Magdalena , and Norte de Santander ( Restrepo-Giraldo et al. 2003 , Neita-Moreno 2011). Material examined, new record. Colombia , Sucre, Sincelejo, University of Sucre campus ( 09°18′52″N , 075°23′18″W ), 2017/11/29 , MZUSU E02554 ( 1♂ ). Identification. Females of this species can be distinguished from other Megasoma species by presenting bright black tegument, completely covered by reddish yellow pubescence, the males with a cephalic horn covered with pubescence, a strong and acuminate horn in anterior angles of pronotum, and a dentate and widely truncated clypeus.