Megasoma occidentale is a species of scarab beetle. It is endemic to Mexico and is known from the Oaxaca and Sinaloa states. Adults are attracted by light. Larvae have been collected in rotten coconut palm stems.[1]
| Megasoma occidentale | |
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| Male Megasoma occidentale | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Megasoma |
| Species: | M. occidentale
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| Binomial name | |
| Megasoma occidentale Bolívar y Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa & Martínez, 1963
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| Synonyms | |
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Megasoma occidentalis | |
References edit
- ^ Matthew R. Moore (22 January 2007). "Megasoma occidentalis Bolívar y Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa, and Martínez, 1963". Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum, Division of Entomology. Retrieved 9 June 2016.