First Description of the Female of the Rare Megasoma lecontei Hardy (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Dynastini)

Brett C. Ratcliffe; Guillermo Nogueira; Rich Cunningham

doi:10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.119

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Brett C. Ratcliffe,¹ Guillermo Nogueira,² Rich Cunningham³

¹Systematics Research Collections, University of Nebraska State Museum W-436 Nebraska Hall, University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68588-0514, USA bratcliffe1@unl.edu
²Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Apdo. Postal 1-440, Guadalajara, Jalisco 45129 MEXICO gnogalg57@yahoo.com.mx
³889 Walnut Avenue Chino, CA 91710, USA Scarab349@aol.com

Abstract

Megasoma lecontei Hardy is the most rarely collected of all species of Megasoma Kirby, and the female remained undescribed. A description and illustrations of the female of M. lecontei are provided for the first time based on several specimens from near Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A revised key to the Megasoma species occurring in Baja California Sur, Mexico is presented.

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Brett C. Ratcliffe, Guillermo Nogueira, and Rich Cunningham "First Description of the Female of the Rare Megasoma lecontei Hardy (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Dynastini)," The Coleopterists Bulletin 74(1), 119-123, (25 March 2020). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-74.1.119

Received: 2 August 2019; Accepted: 22 December 2019; Published: 25 March 2020

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