Megasoma cedrosa
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| Megasoma cedrosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Megasoma |
| Species: | M. cedrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Megasoma cedrosa Hardy, 1972
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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: 765-777.
- ^ Nomina Insect Nearctica
- ^ http://unsm-ento.unl.edu/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Scarabaeidae/Dynastinae/Dynastinae-Tribes/Dynastini/Megasoma/Megasoma%20cedros/Mcedros.html
- ^ ICZN Code online