Megasoma cedrosa

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]

Megasoma cedrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Scarabaeidae
Genus:
Megasoma
Species:
M. cedrosa
Binomial name
Megasoma cedrosa
Hardy, 1972
Synonyms

Megasoma lenczyi Cartwright, 1976
Megasoma cedrosum
Megasoma cedros

References
  1. Hardy, A.R. (1972) A brief revision of the North and Central American species of Megasoma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Canadian Entomologist 104: 765-777.
  2. Nomina Insect Nearctica
  4. ICZN Code online


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