Megasoma cedrosa
Appearance
Megasoma cedrosa | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Megasoma |
Species: | M. cedrosa
|
Binomial name | |
Megasoma cedrosa Hardy, 1972
| |
Synonyms | |
|
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nomina Insect Nearctica" (PDF).
- ^ "Megasoma cedros". unsm-ento.unl.edu. University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- ^ "The Code Online | International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature". www.iczn.org.