Revision of the Megasoma (Megasoma) gyas (Jablonsky in Herbst, 1785) species group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae)

The taxa of the genus Megasoma Kirby, 1825 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae) related to M. gyas (Jablonsky in Herbst, 1785) are revised. Megasoma (M.) gyas is recognized as a monotypic species restricted to the Caatinga biome of northeastern Brazil. Megasoma gyas rumbucheri Fischer, 1968, is co...

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Main Authors: Massimo Prandi, Paschoal C. Grossi, Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/53130/download/pdf/