Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Coleoptera → suborder Polyphaga → infraorder Scarabeiformia → superfamily Scarabaeoidea → family Scarabaeidae → subfamily Dynastinae → tribe Dynastini → genus Megasoma → species Megasoma gyas

Species name(s)

Megasoma gyas Herbst, 1785 = Geotrupes monoceros Weber, 1801 = Scarabaeus esau HERBST, 1785 = Scarabaeus entellus OLIVIER, 1792 = Scarabaeus laniger OLIVIER, 1789 = Scarabaeus typhon Olivier, 1789 = Megasoma enema Marcgraf, 1648. [187]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Subspecies of Megasoma gyas

Megasoma gyas porioni Nagai, 2003. [187]
M. g. prandii Milani, 2008. [187]
M. g. rumbucheri Fischer, 1968. [187]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Evgeny Komarov.

References

[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org

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