Megasoma actaeon

Megasoma actaeon - ♂

Megasoma actaeon- ♀

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea
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Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Dynastinae
Tribus: Dynastini
Genus: Megasoma
Species: Megasoma actaeon

Name

• Megasoma actaeon (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Original combination: Scarabaeus actaeon

Synonyms

• Geotrupes crenatus Leach 1817
• Megasoma janus Felsche 1906
• Megasoma argentinum Höhne 1923
• Megasoma janus ramirezorum Silvestre & Arnaud 2002
• Megasoma janus fujitai Nagai 2003

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp : page 345. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542

links

• Generic guide to New World scarab beetles