“Nihon senchu zukai” or ” Thousand insects of Japan” is an insect illustrated encyclopedia written by Dr. Shonen Matsumura in 1904－1907.

The book is accessible through National Diet Library digital collection (Please see the links in “Reference”). Here I reprint the pages that have stag beetles and rhinoceros beetles in accordance with its site policy.

“Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 2, frame number 2.

“Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 3, frame number 101.

“Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 3, frame number 103.

“Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 3, frame number 105.

All the images in this post are from National Diet Library digital collection.

Reference: (Digital data. You can see whole pages.)
“Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 2
“Nihon senchu zukai”, volume 3