Megasoma cedrosa
Megasoma cedrosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Megasoma |
Species: | M. cedrosa
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Binomial name | |
Megasoma cedrosa Hardy, 1972
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Synonyms | |
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Megasoma cedrosa is a species of rhinoceros beetle. It is endemic to Mexico and described originally from Cedros Island.[1] The name is often misspelled as "cedrosum"[2] or "cedros"[3] but the original spelling (as cedrosa) is retained under ICZN Article 31.2.3, as the name is neither Latin nor Greek.[4]
References[]
- ^ Hardy, A.R. (1972) A brief revision of the North and Central American species of Megasoma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Canadian Entomologist 104: 765-777.
- ^ Nomina Insect Nearctica
- ^ [1]
- ^ ICZN Code online
Categories:
- Dynastinae
- Beetles described in 1972
- Beetles of North America
- Insects of Mexico
- Endemic fauna of Mexico
- Dynastinae stubs