Megasoma gyas

Megasoma gyas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Megasoma
Species:
M. gyas
Binomial name
Megasoma gyas
(Herbst, 1785)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scarabaeus Goliath Voet, 1766 (Unav.)
  • Scarabaeus gyas Herbst, 1785
  • Scarabaeus esau Herbst, 1785
  • Scarabaeus laniger Olivier, 1789
  • Megasoma gyas rumbucheri Fischer, 1968

Megasoma gyas is a species of large Neotropical rhinoceros beetles. There are no recognized subspecies.[2]

Description

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

References

  1. ^ Megasoma gyas HERBST, 1785
  2. ^ M. Prandi, P. Grossi, F. Vaz-de-Mello (2020) Revision of the Megasoma (Megasoma) gyas (Jablonsky in Herbst, 1785) species group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae). ZooKeys 999:109-145. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.999.53130
  • "Megasoma gyas". The Encyclopedia of Life. Edit this at Wikidata


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