Synopsis of the Oryctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from the Brazilian Amazon
Author
Alvarez, Héctor Jaime Gasca
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia-INPA Coordenação de Pesquisas em Entomologia Av. André Araújo, 2936 - Petrópolis CEP 69011 - 970 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Author
da, Claudio Ruy Vasconcelos
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Coordenação de Pesquisas em Av. André Araújo, 2936 - Petrópolis CEP 69011 - 970 Manaus, Amazonas
Author
Fonseca
Amazônia-INPA Entomologia Petrópolis, Brazil
Author
Ratcliffe, Brett C.
University of Nebraska State Museum W 436 Nebraska Hall Lincoln, NE 68588 - 0514, USA
text
Insecta Mundi
2008
2008-12-05
2008
61
1
62
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5352440
1942-1354
5352440
Key to the species of adult
Megaceras
of Brazilian Amazonia
1. Apex of clypeus with 2 teeth (
Fig. 59
). Mandibles with 2 subequal teeth with acuminate apex ... ...........................................................................................................
M. philoctetes
(Olivier)
— Apex of clypeus truncate or slightly emarginate. Mandibles with 2 teeth different in size .......
2
2(1). Elytra with sutural stria slightly impressed or absent. Head horn with apex rounded or slightly acuminated.
Pygidium
of females with strong transverse furrow (
Fig. 54
), anterior half concave in lateral view ..........................................................................................
M. laevipenne
Prell
—- Elytra with sutural stria impressed. Head horn with apex slightly bilobed or strongly bifurcate.
Pygidium
of females covex in lateral view ...............................................................................
3
3(2). Apex of head horn slightly bilobed. Horns of pronotal prominence subparallel, curved down. Pronotum of females with 2 tubercles. Pronotum of females with 2 tubercles behind anterior margim and with a slight furrow between them ........................................
M. crassum
Prell
—- Apex of pronotal horn bifurcate. Horns of pronotal prominence divergent, strongly curved down. Pronotum of females with 2 conical tubercles behind anterior margin, without slight furrow between them .............................................................................................
M. stuebeli
Kirsch