Megasoma occidentalis

Megasoma occidentalis
Male Megasoma occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Megasoma
Species: M. occidentalis
Binomial name
Megasoma occidentalis
Bolívar y Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa & Martínez, 1963

Megasoma occidentalis is a species of scarab beetle. It is endemic to Mexico and is known from the Oaxaca and Sinaloa states. Adults are attracted by light. Larvae have been collected in rotten coconut palm stems.[1]

References

  1. Matthew R. Moore (22 January 2007). "Megasoma occidentalis Bolívar y Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa, and Martínez, 1963". Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum, Division of Entomology. Retrieved 9 June 2016.


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