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Description based on three third instar larvae reared from eggs laid by female collected in
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:
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, Felipe Carrillo Puerto,
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, O. Canul (IEXA); one cast skin of third instar larva with same data (IEXA); two third instar larvae collected in
<collectingCountry id="F35383E88A033B15F264FDA9B823FDD7" box="[280,356,564,585]" name="Mexico" pageId="19" pageNumber="110">México</collectingCountry>
:
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, Ocosingo, Yaxchilán, 27/
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, 120
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, E. Fuentes (IEXA); one cast skin of third instar larva reared to pupa, collected in
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, J. Valenzuela (IEXA).
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Maximum width of head capsule
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. Surface of cranium dark brown to black, coarsely rugopunctate, punctures deep. Frons uniformly punctate (
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), each side with 4 posterior frontal setae, 7080 anterior frontal setae, 3 exterior frontal setae, 67 centrolateral setae, and 6 anterior angle frontal setae; remaining cranial surface with 4 dorsoepicranial, short setae, 4560 epicranial setae, and 810 paraocellar setae on each side. Clypeus trapezoidal, with 2 lateral setae on each side, 1012 anterior setae, 4050 discal setae, and 1012 posterior clypeal setae. Labrum slightly asymmetrical, rounded at sides, with 46 scattered, anterior labral setae, 10 posterior setae, 45 central setae, and 45 lateral setae on each side. Ocelli vaguely indicated. Epipharynx (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A033B15F2DEFCF1B8A7FCE1" box="[418,480,876,895]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="20.[197,236,1266,1285]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,195,1245]" captionTargetId="figure-75@20.[175,1007,194,1245]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Figs. 6775. Megasoma elephas, third instar. 67) Head, frontal view; 68) epipharynx; 6970) mandibles, ventral view; 69) right and 70) left; 71) right maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 72) detail of maxillary stridulatory area; 73) distal segment of antenna, dorsal view; 74) right posterior tarsal claw, external view; 75) second right abdominal spiracle. Fig. 76. Megasoma elephas, first instar, second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 6771, 75, bar ¼ 1 mm. Figs. 7274, 76, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104926" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104926/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="110">Fig. 68</figureCitation>
) with fused zygum and epizygum forming strongly raised, nearly longitudinal, sclerotized tubercle on haptomerum; heli and plegmatia absent; right chaetoparia with mixture of 92120 spine-like setae and 2535 sensillae; left chaetoparia with mixture of 7090 spine-like setae and sensillae; acroparia with 610 straight, long, thick setae on right side and 46 straight, long, thick setae on left side; both acanthoparia with vaguely indicated, abraded tormae of 89 setae; both gymnoparia wide, sclerotized, abraded; pedium wide, epitorma poorly defined; dexiotorma wide, angular, with enlarged and narrowed inner side; laeotorma with enlarged and narrowed inner side, and widely rounded pternotorma; dexiophoba formed by 812 setae located near haptolochus; laeophoba between haptolachus and inner side of laeotorma formed by 1016 setae; sclerotized plate or right nesium elongate, strongly sclerotized and strongly raised; sense cone of left nesium represented by large, longitudinal, well-sclerotized plate with rounded anterior side and truncate posterior side; crepis indicated by weak, poorly sclerotized shallow sulcus. Scissorial area of right mandible (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A033B15F28BFB16BB71FB00" box="[503,566,1163,1182]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="20.[197,236,1266,1285]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,195,1245]" captionTargetId="figure-75@20.[175,1007,194,1245]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Figs. 6775. Megasoma elephas, third instar. 67) Head, frontal view; 68) epipharynx; 6970) mandibles, ventral view; 69) right and 70) left; 71) right maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 72) detail of maxillary stridulatory area; 73) distal segment of antenna, dorsal view; 74) right posterior tarsal claw, external view; 75) second right abdominal spiracle. Fig. 76. Megasoma elephas, first instar, second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 6771, 75, bar ¼ 1 mm. Figs. 7274, 76, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104926" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104926/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="110">Fig. 69</figureCitation>
) slightly abraded, with 3 scissorial teeth clearly separated by notches or sinuses, and 1 basal, rounded tooth; molar area with 3 poorly defined lobes, calx prominent, brustia sparse. Scissorial area of left mandible (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A033B15F1C5FB26BBBFFB50" box="[697,760,1211,1230]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="20.[197,236,1266,1285]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,195,1245]" captionTargetId="figure-75@20.[175,1007,194,1245]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Figs. 6775. Megasoma elephas, third instar. 67) Head, frontal view; 68) epipharynx; 6970) mandibles, ventral view; 69) right and 70) left; 71) right maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 72) detail of maxillary stridulatory area; 73) distal segment of antenna, dorsal view; 74) right posterior tarsal claw, external view; 75) second right abdominal spiracle. Fig. 76. Megasoma elephas, first instar, second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 6771, 75, bar ¼ 1 mm. Figs. 7274, 76, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104926" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104926/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="110">Fig. 70</figureCitation>
) slightly abraded, with 3 scissorial teeth vaguely separated by notches or sinuses, and 1 basal wide, rounded tooth; molar area with 2 wide lobes, brustia sparse, acia short with rounded apex. Stridulatory area of each mandible well-marked by almost 3540 fine striae. Mala (
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) with apical uncus of galea well-developed with 3 conical unci fused at their bases at apex of lacinia; maxillary stridulatory area (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A033B15F01FFA86BAE7FAB0" box="[867,928,1307,1326]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="20.[197,236,1266,1285]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,195,1245]" captionTargetId="figure-75@20.[175,1007,194,1245]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Figs. 6775. Megasoma elephas, third instar. 67) Head, frontal view; 68) epipharynx; 6970) mandibles, ventral view; 69) right and 70) left; 71) right maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 72) detail of maxillary stridulatory area; 73) distal segment of antenna, dorsal view; 74) right posterior tarsal claw, external view; 75) second right abdominal spiracle. Fig. 76. Megasoma elephas, first instar, second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 6771, 75, bar ¼ 1 mm. Figs. 7274, 76, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104926" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104926/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="110">Fig. 72</figureCitation>
) with irregular row of 8 wide, truncated or rounded teeth, and wide, truncate anterior process. Labium (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A033B15F3E6FAD7B99FFAC3" box="[154,216,1354,1373]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="20.[197,236,1266,1285]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,195,1245]" captionTargetId="figure-75@20.[175,1007,194,1245]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="Figs. 6775. Megasoma elephas, third instar. 67) Head, frontal view; 68) epipharynx; 6970) mandibles, ventral view; 69) right and 70) left; 71) right maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 72) detail of maxillary stridulatory area; 73) distal segment of antenna, dorsal view; 74) right posterior tarsal claw, external view; 75) second right abdominal spiracle. Fig. 76. Megasoma elephas, first instar, second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 6771, 75, bar ¼ 1 mm. Figs. 7274, 76, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104926" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104926/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="110">Fig. 71</figureCitation>
) with numerous long, strong setae located near sides and short, spine-like setae at middle and proximal border; hypopharynx with right anterior lateral process of hypopharyngeal sclerome moderately developed, raised, curved, heavily sclerotized; left hypopharyngeal lateral lobe with patch of 810 posterior lateral short setae, and 1 line of 20 slender setae. Last antennal segment on dorsal surface (
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) with 810 sensory spots; ventral surface with 1012 spots.
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. Pronotum with wide, irregular, reddish brown, lateral scleromes, each with row of 2025 long setae (
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) and about 7080 long, slender setae near anterior and posterior borders, setae not arranged in definite rows. Mesonotum with transverse group of 4852 long, slender setae, 8090 long, slender setae in irregular rows, and 1 group of 4045 slender setae on each side; metanotum with 2 transverse groups of 4050 long, slender setae, and 4452 long, slender setae arranged in irregular row. Thoracic spiracles
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long and
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wide; lobes of respiratory plate contiguous, directed posteriorly. Spiracular bulla rounded, convex, irregular, scarcely prominent. Tarsal claws (
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) similar on all legs, with rounded apex, each bearing 2 internal, long, thick, basal setae and 2 external, long, thick, preapical setae.
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A043B12F102F992BB89F9BC" box="[638,718,1551,1570]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="111">Abdomen</emphasis>
. Dorsum of segment I with 1 row
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A043B12F3B9FB6FB877FA9B" bold="true" box="[197,304,1266,1285]" pageId="20" pageNumber="111">Figs. 6775.</emphasis>
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, third instar.
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Head, frontal view;
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epipharynx;
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mandibles, ventral view;
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right and
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left;
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right maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view;
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detail of maxillary stridulatory area;
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distal segment of antenna, dorsal view;
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right posterior tarsal claw, external view;
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second right abdominal spiracle.
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A043B12F049FAA7BA3CFAD3" bold="true" box="[821,891,1338,1357]" pageId="20" pageNumber="111">Fig. 76.</emphasis>
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, first instar, second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 6771, 75, bar
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A043B12F052FACCBA79FAF8" bold="true" box="[814,830,1361,1382]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="111">¼</emphasis>
1 mm. Figs. 7274, 76, bar
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A043B12F38DFAF4B846FAE0" bold="true" box="[241,257,1385,1406]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="111">¼</emphasis>
0.5 mm.
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<paragraph id="8BFBC3788A053B13F3E8FF1DBA4DFF0D" blockId="21.[148,180,128,147]" box="[148,778,128,147]" lastBlockId="21.[347,778,128,147]" pageId="21" pageNumber="112">112 THE COLEOPTERISTS BULLETIN 59(1), 2005</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A053B13F3D5FBE6B9AAFB10" bold="true" box="[169,237,1147,1166]" pageId="21" pageNumber="112">Fig. 77.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A053B13F27EFBE6B8E2FB10" box="[258,421,1147,1166]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="112">Megasoma elephas</emphasis>
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, third instar, lateral view. Bar
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10 mm. Setal pattern simplified.
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of 7075 mixed, medium sized and long, slender setae, and 1 row of 140150 long, slender setae. Dorsum of segment II with 1 transverse group of 7080 long, slender setae mixed with 130140 short, spine-like setae, 1 transverse group of 1214 long, slender setae mixed with 8090 short, spine-like setae, and 1 transverse group of 100120 long, slender setae mixed with 140160 short, spine-like setae. Dorsa of segments IIIVI each with 1 transverse group of 3032 long, slender setae mixed with 120130 short, spine-like setae, 1 transverse group of 68 long, slender setae mixed with 7080 short, spine-like setae, and 1 transverse group of 5056 long, slender setae mixed with 140150 short, spine-like setae. Dorsum of segment VII with 1 transverse group of 120130 long, slender setae mixed with 130140 short, spine-like setae, and 1 transverse group of 6070 long, slender setae mixed with 7080 short, spine-like setae. Dorsum of segment VIII (
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) with 12 14 long, slender setae on each side, 810 long, slender setae near anterior border, 7076 long, slender setae near posterior border, and more than 200 short, spine-like setae widely distributed. Dorsum of segment IX with longitudinal rugosities and 12 long, slender setae near anterior border, 20 long, slender setae on each side, 5060 long, slender setae near posterior border, and more than 250 short, spine-like setae widely distributed. Dorsum of segment X with 20 long, slender setae near posterior border, 8 medium sized, slender setae scattered at center, and more than 160 short, spine-like setae widely distributed. Venter of abdominal segments IVI each with irregular rows of 4050 mixed, long and short, slender setae; venter of segments VIIVIII each with irregular rows of 4045 mixed, long and medium sized, slender setae; venter of segment IX with groups of 5060 mixed, long and medium sized, slender setae on each side. Raster without pallidia and septula, with 46 medium sized, slender setae on campus, teges formed by 3235 short, slender setae; cuticle clearly rugose. Barbula formed by 2225 long, slender setae. Lower anal lip with about 8086 mixed, long and medium sized, slender setae. Upper anal lip with 260280 mixed, short and medium length and short, spine-like setae. Spiracles of segments IVIII (
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) progressively enlarged (
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long;
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wide); lobes of respiratory plate contiguous (
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) directed anteriorly. Spiracular bulla convex, irregularly rounded, weakly prominent; respiratory plate with about 9095 irregular shaped holes across any diameter. Approximate dorsal body length
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.
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A063B10F3B9FDD0B84EFDFE" bold="true" box="[197,265,589,608]" pageId="22" pageNumber="113">Fig. 78.</emphasis>
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10 mm.
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A063B10F3BBFC42B8E5FC6A" bold="true" box="[199,418,991,1012]" pageId="22" pageNumber="113">Second-instar Larva.</emphasis>
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on one second-instar larva reared from egg laid by female collected in
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:
<collectingRegion id="49800D9A8A063B10F2B2FC67BB1EFB91" box="[462,601,1018,1039]" country="Mexico" name="Quintana Roo" pageId="22" pageNumber="113">Quintana Roo</collectingRegion>
,
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,
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, fixed at 97 days age (
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.
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A063B10F3BBFBB2B804FBDA" bold="true" box="[199,323,1071,1092]" pageId="22" pageNumber="113">Description.</emphasis>
Similar to third-instar larva except as follows: maximum width of head capsule
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. Ocelli vaguely indicated. Epipharynx with 89 plegmatia finely marked; acroparia with 78 straight, long, thick setae on right side, and 4 straight, medium sized, thick setae on left side; both acanthoparia with 10 short, curved, spinelike setae. Scissorial area of both mandibles with teeth more clearly defined. Last antennal segment with 913 dorsal sensory spots. Dorsal and lateral vestiture of thoracic and abdominal segments with distinctive, long, slender setae. Prothoracic spiracles 1.0 mm wide,
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wide,
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long). Tarsal claws with 4 long, slender setae. Approximate dorsal body length
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A063B10F3BBFAA4B8CFFAD0" bold="true" box="[199,392,1337,1358]" pageId="22" pageNumber="113">First-instar Larva.</emphasis>
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on one first-instar larva reared from egg laid by female collected in
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:
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,
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,
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, fixed at 12 days age (
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)
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.
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Similar to second-instar larva except as follows: maximum width of head capsule
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long. 114 THE COLEOPTERISTS BULLETIN 59(1), 2005
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A073B11F3D5FBCEB9AAFBF8" bold="true" box="[169,237,1107,1126]" pageId="23" pageNumber="114">Fig. 79.</emphasis>
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, adult male habitus.
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Abdominal spiracles similar in size:
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wide,
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long, without definite bulla (Fig. 76). Approximate dorsal body length
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.
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A073B11F3D0FB53B865FB7D" bold="true" box="[172,290,1230,1251]" pageId="23" pageNumber="114">Male Pupa.</emphasis>
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reared from third instar larva collected in
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,
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,
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31-VIII-
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, 800 m
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, coffee-cacao plantation, J. Valenzuela, pupated
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,
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fixed
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.
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A073B11F3D0FA83B86FFAAD" bold="true" box="[172,296,1310,1331]" pageId="23" pageNumber="114">Description.</emphasis>
Body shape elongate, oval, stout, exarate (
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). Color dark reddish orange. Entire body with fine, velvety-gold vestiture.
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A073B11F1CBFAA4BBB5FAD0" box="[695,754,1337,1358]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="114">Head:</emphasis>
Bent sharply beneath thorax, mouthparts directed ventrally; antennae, mandibles, palpi and eye canthus recognizable. Compound eyes sunken, scarcely visible. Frontoclypeus with strong, wide, massive horn-like structure bent upward at distal third, apex widely forked in rounded branches, and anterior surface with fine, transverse ridges. Anterior border of clypeus truncate, with rounded borders.
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A073B11F16AFA23BB32FA4D" box="[534,629,1470,1491]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="114">Pronotum</emphasis>
: Form nearly transverse, with wide, anteromedial, rounded tubercle, surface finely annulate and with transverse ridges and granules on surface. Each anterolateral border with large, semiconical projection directed obliquely forward, with annulate, fine ridges on surface. Pterothecae closely appressed, curving ventrally around body, extending posteriorly to abdominal segment II or III.
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A083B1EF274FC59B872FC47" box="[264,309,964,985]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="115">Legs</emphasis>
: Protibia with 3 projections on exterior border. Mesotibia with 2 small tubercles on external side, and 2 apical, rounded tubercles. Metatibia with 3 small, rounded projection on external side, and 2 apical, rounded tubercles. Tarsomeres delineated, protarsi longer that meso- and metatarsi.
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A083B1EF1BEFB89BA5BFBB7" box="[706,796,1044,1065]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="115">Abdomen</emphasis>
: 9 segments visible. Spiracles of segment I hidden by wing theca and by oblique fold; spiracles on segments IIIV elongate, annulate, sclerotized, pigmented, directed cephalad; spiracles on segments VVII occluded, rosetiform, not sclerotized or pigmented; spiracle on segment VIII absent. Tergal area of segments IVI with 6 pairs of deep and wide dioneiform organs or gin traps (each
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width). Tergum VII with 1 pair of less marked dioneiform organs on anterior border. Tergum VIII with 2 ovate, transverse, deep impressions toward basolateral border. Posterior border of terga VIIVIII with rows of small, rounded tubercles. Last segment with 2 symmetrical, fleshy, ventrolateral folds covered by dense, fine, golden vestiture. Last sternite and genital ampulla partially hidden by folds. Body length
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; maximum width
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.
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A083B1EF3B9FCD5B84EFCC5" bold="true" box="[197,265,840,859]" pageId="24" pageNumber="115">Fig. 80.</emphasis>
Adult male
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A083B1EF2F8FCD5BB60FCC5" box="[388,551,840,859]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="115">Megasoma elephas</emphasis>
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from Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico. Photo by M. A.
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<paragraph id="8BFBC3788A083B1EF3D3FCFDB9B7FCED" blockId="24.[175,1005,840,883]" box="[175,240,864,883]" pageId="24" pageNumber="115">Morón.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A083B1EF3BBFAAAB813FAD2" bold="true" box="[199,340,1335,1356]" pageId="24" pageNumber="115">Female Pupa.</emphasis>
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on cast skin of pupa reared from egg laid
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by female collected in
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:
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, Carrillo Puerto,
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,
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A083B1EF3BBFAF0B804FA1C" bold="true" box="[199,323,1389,1410]" pageId="24" pageNumber="115">Description.</emphasis>
Similar to male pupa except that head and pronotum do not have horns or large tubercles; tibiae and tarsi shortened; genital ampulla wide, rounded. Body length not measurable.
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A083B1EF3BBFA21B86DFA4F" bold="true" box="[199,298,1468,1489]" pageId="24" pageNumber="115">Remarks.</emphasis>
The third instar larva is robust and measures
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in width between the metathorax and the first two abdominal segments. As a consequence, the head (
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in width in frontal view) looks partially sunken into the prothorax and is clearly smaller than it. The larvae of
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are similar in a number of structures 116 THE COLEOPTERISTS BULLETIN 59(1), 2005
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