Megasoma (Megasoma) anubis (Chevrolat in Guerin , 1836)

Prandi, Massimo, Grossi, Paschoal C. & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2020, Revision of the Megasoma (Megasoma) gyas (Jablonsky in Herbst, 1785) species group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae), ZooKeys 999, pp. 109-145 : 109

Megasoma (Megasoma) anubis (Chevrolat in Guerin, 1836) Figure 28

Scarabaeus anubis Chevrolat, 1836: t.139-140.

Scarabaeus hector Gory, 1836, synonymy by Burmeister 1847: 278-279.

Megalosoma theseus Laporte, 1840, synonymy by Burmeister 1847: 278-279.

Remarks.

This is another completely-pubescent South American taxon belonging to the genus Megasoma . It occurs in northeastern Argentina (Misiones region), southeastern Paraguay, and in eastern and southern Brazil ( Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul states). It is interesting to note that in the first two Brazilian states, in the region of Teresópolis, RJ, it is sympatric with Megasoma typhon typhon . The distinctive characters are the cephalic horn and the sickle-shaped thoracic horn, both short with a very wide bifurcated apex. Total body length varies from 50 to 90 mm (Fig. 28 , courtesy of Mushi-sha).

Figures

Figure 28. A M. anubis ♂ B M. anubis ♀.