Megasoma gyas

Megasoma gyas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Megasoma
Species:	M. gyas
Binomial name
Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785[1]
Subspecies
M. g. gyas M. g. rumbucheri M. g. porioni

Megasoma gyas are Neotropical rhinoceros beetles.

Description[]

Megasoma gyas have setae all over their bodies. Males have three thoracic horns and one cephalic horn. Females are without horns.

Subspecies[]

• Megasoma gyas gyas Herbst, 1785^[2]
• Megasoma gyas rumbucheri Fischer, 1968
• Megasoma gyas porioni Nagai, 2003

References[]

External links[]

• "Megasoma gyas" at the Encyclopedia of Life