Megasoma cedrosa

Megasoma cedrosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Megasoma
Species:
M. cedrosa
Binomial name
Megasoma cedrosa
Hardy, 1972
Synonyms
  • Megasoma lenczyi Cartwright, 1976
  • Megasoma cedrosum
  • Megasoma cedros

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

  1. ^ Hardy, A.R. (1972). "A brief revision of the North and Central American species of Megasoma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Canadian Entomologist. 104 (5): 765–777. doi:10.4039/Ent104765-5.
  2. ^ "Nomina Insect Nearctica" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Megasoma cedros". unsm-ento.unl.edu. University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
  4. ^ "The Code Online | International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature". www.iczn.org.


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