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, 3rd instar
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Description based on two third instar larvae reared from eggs laid by female collected in
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,
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, Santa Cruz Co.
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E Hwy 82 on Duquesne Rd.,
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, preserved last week of
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, W.B. Warner (UNSM, IEXA).
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Maximum width of head capsule
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. Surface of cranium densely punctate, dark brown. Frons (
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) on each side with 67 posterior frontal setae, anterior frontal setae absent, 78 exterior frontal setae, and 35 anterior angle frontal setae; remaining cranial surface with 23 dorsoepicranial setae, 4046 epicranial setae, and 67 paraocellar setae on each side. Clypeus with 3 lateral setae on each side. Labrum slightly asymmetrical, ovate, with 45 posterior setae,2 central setae, and 23 lateral setae.Ocelli not evident.Epipharynx (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A153B03F185FC74BA73FC62" box="[761,820,1001,1020]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="6.[197,236,1262,1281]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,197,1241]" captionTargetId="figure-97@6.[175,1007,194,1241]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figs. 1626. Megasoma punctulatus, third instar. 16) Head, frontal view; 17) epipharynx; 1819) mandibles, ventral view, 18) right and 19) left; 2021) mandibles, dorsal view, 20) left and 21) right; 22) left maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 2324) distal segment of antenna, 23) dorsal view and 24) ventral view; 25) left posterior tarsal claw, external view; 26) second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 1622, bar ¼ 1 mm. Fig. 26, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104904" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104904/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="96">Fig.17</figureCitation>
) with fused zygum and epizygum forming oblique, raised, subconical, well-sclerotized tubercle on haptomerum; heli and plegmatia absent; right chaetoparia with 4648 spine-like setae and 1820 sensillae toward gymnoparia; left chaetoparia with 8088 spine-like setae and 810 sensillae; acroparia with 1011 straight, long, thick setae toward right side and 1215 straight, long, thick setae toward left side; right acanthoparia with 8 short, curved, spine-like setae; left acanthoparia with 9 short, curved, spine-like setae; pedium wide, epitorma vague; dexiotorma long, narrowed toward left nesium, with rounded inner side;laeotorma narrowed,diffuse,with wide,rounded pternotorma;dexiophoba sparse,formed by 78 setae; laeophoba sparse with 710 setae between haptolachus and inner side of laeotorma; sclerotized plate or right nesium large, subtriangular; sense cone on left nesium represented by large, wide,longitudinal, well-sclerotized plate;crepis partially defined at right side and vaguely marked on left side. Scissorial area of right mandible (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A153B03F17CFB6DBB21FA9D" box="[512,614,1264,1283]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="6.[197,236,1262,1281]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,197,1241]" captionTargetId="figure-97@6.[175,1007,194,1241]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figs. 1626. Megasoma punctulatus, third instar. 16) Head, frontal view; 17) epipharynx; 1819) mandibles, ventral view, 18) right and 19) left; 2021) mandibles, dorsal view, 20) left and 21) right; 22) left maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 2324) distal segment of antenna, 23) dorsal view and 24) ventral view; 25) left posterior tarsal claw, external view; 26) second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 1622, bar ¼ 1 mm. Fig. 26, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104904" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104904/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="96">Figs. 18, 20</figureCitation>
) slightly abraded, with 3 large, wide teeth, well-separated by notches,and 1 basal, small tooth; molar area with 3 lobes, brustia sparse.Scissorial area of left mandible (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A153B03F236FABDB8EAFAAD" box="[330,429,1312,1331]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="6.[197,236,1262,1281]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,197,1241]" captionTargetId="figure-97@6.[175,1007,194,1241]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figs. 1626. Megasoma punctulatus, third instar. 16) Head, frontal view; 17) epipharynx; 1819) mandibles, ventral view, 18) right and 19) left; 2021) mandibles, dorsal view, 20) left and 21) right; 22) left maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 2324) distal segment of antenna, 23) dorsal view and 24) ventral view; 25) left posterior tarsal claw, external view; 26) second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 1622, bar ¼ 1 mm. Fig. 26, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104904" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104904/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="96">Figs. 19, 21</figureCitation>
) not abraded, with 2 well-marked, large teeth and 1 subtriangular, pre-incisor tooth; molar area with 2 wide lobes, sparse brustia and long, acute acia. Stridulatory area of each mandible well-marked by 2325 fine striae. Mala (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A153B03F102FACDBBFCFAFD" box="[638,699,1360,1379]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="6.[197,236,1262,1281]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,197,1241]" captionTargetId="figure-97@6.[175,1007,194,1241]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figs. 1626. Megasoma punctulatus, third instar. 16) Head, frontal view; 17) epipharynx; 1819) mandibles, ventral view, 18) right and 19) left; 2021) mandibles, dorsal view, 20) left and 21) right; 22) left maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 2324) distal segment of antenna, 23) dorsal view and 24) ventral view; 25) left posterior tarsal claw, external view; 26) second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 1622, bar ¼ 1 mm. Fig. 26, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104904" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104904/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="96">Fig. 22</figureCitation>
) with apical uncus of galea welldeveloped,and 3 conical unci fused at their bases at apex of lacinia; maxillary stridulatory area with 7 small, subtrapezoidal, rounded teeth and wide, truncate anterior process. Labium with numerous long, strong setae located near sides and short, spine-like setae at middle; hypopharynx with right anterior lateral process of hypopharyngeal sclerome strongly developed, raised and curved, heavily sclerotized; left hypopharyngeal lateral lobe with patch of 2022 posterior lateral short setae and a line of minute, thin setae (
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). Last antennal segment on dorsal surface (
<figureCitation id="137FDFFD8A153B03F046FA42BA3FFA6C" box="[826,888,1503,1522]" captionStart="Figs" captionStartId="6.[197,236,1262,1281]" captionTargetBox="[175,1007,197,1241]" captionTargetId="figure-97@6.[175,1007,194,1241]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figs. 1626. Megasoma punctulatus, third instar. 16) Head, frontal view; 17) epipharynx; 1819) mandibles, ventral view, 18) right and 19) left; 2021) mandibles, dorsal view, 20) left and 21) right; 22) left maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view; 2324) distal segment of antenna, 23) dorsal view and 24) ventral view; 25) left posterior tarsal claw, external view; 26) second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 1622, bar ¼ 1 mm. Fig. 26, bar ¼ 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10104904" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10104904/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="96">Fig. 23</figureCitation>
) with 56 sensory spots; ventral surface with 56 spots (
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).
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. Pronotum with wide, irregular,nearly pentagonal, reddish brown, lateral scleromes and many long, slender setae not arranged in rows. Meso- and metanotum each with many long, slender setae not arranged in rows. Thoracic spiracles
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long and
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wide; lobes of respiratory plate nearly contiguous, directed posteriorly. Spiracular bulla rounded, convex, scarcely prominent.Tarsal claws (
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) similar on all legs, with acute apex, each bearing 2 internal, long, thick, basal setae and 2 external, long,thick,preapical setae.
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. Dorsum of segment I with many long, slender setae not arranged in rows. Dorsa of segments IIVII (
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) each with mixture of long and short, spine-like setae, not arranged in rows, 98 THE COLEOPTERISTS BULLETIN 59(1), 2005
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F3B9FB73B874FA9F" bold="true" box="[197,307,1262,1281]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">Figs. 1626.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F234FB72BB48FA9C" box="[328,527,1263,1282]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">Megasoma punctulatus</emphasis>
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, third instar.
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F1F7FB73BBE0FA9F" bold="true" box="[651,679,1262,1281]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">16)</emphasis>
Head, frontal view;
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F01FFB73BA38FA9F" bold="true" box="[867,895,1262,1281]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">17)</emphasis>
epipharynx;
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F3D3FA9BB9ABFA87" bold="true" box="[175,236,1286,1305]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">1819)</emphasis>
mandibles, ventral view,
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F2B8FA9BB8A7FA87" bold="true" box="[452,480,1286,1305]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">18)</emphasis>
right and
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F14AFA9BBB15FA87" bold="true" box="[566,594,1286,1305]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">19)</emphasis>
left;
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F102FA9BBBFDFA87" bold="true" box="[638,698,1286,1305]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">2021)</emphasis>
mandibles, dorsal view,
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F0F0FA9BBAEFFA87" bold="true" box="[908,936,1286,1305]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">20)</emphasis>
left and
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F3D3FA83B98CFAAF" bold="true" box="[175,203,1310,1329]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">21)</emphasis>
right;
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F271FA83B86EFAAF" bold="true" box="[269,297,1310,1329]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">22)</emphasis>
left maxilla and hypopharynx, dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F1C1FA83BBBDFAAF" bold="true" box="[701,762,1310,1329]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">2324)</emphasis>
distal segment of antenna,
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F3D3FAABB98BFAD7" bold="true" box="[175,204,1334,1353]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">23)</emphasis>
dorsal view and
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F227FAABB83FFAD7" bold="true" box="[347,376,1334,1353]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">24)</emphasis>
ventral view;
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F28CFAABBB4BFAD7" bold="true" box="[496,524,1334,1353]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">25)</emphasis>
left posterior tarsal claw, external view;
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F01FFAABBAC7FAD7" bold="true" box="[867,896,1334,1353]" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">26)</emphasis>
second right abdominal spiracle. Figs. 1622, bar
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F292FAD0B8B9FAFC" bold="true" box="[494,510,1357,1378]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">¼</emphasis>
1 mm. Fig. 26, bar
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A163B00F1D0FAD0BBFBFAFC" bold="true" box="[684,700,1357,1378]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="97">¼</emphasis>
0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A173B01F3D5FB10B9ADFB3E" bold="true" box="[169,234,1165,1184]" pageId="7" pageNumber="98">Fig. 27.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A173B01F383FB10B8F8FB3E" box="[255,447,1165,1184]" class="Insecta" family="Dynastidae" genus="Megasoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="98" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctulatus">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A173B01F383FB10B8F8FB3E" box="[255,447,1165,1184]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="98">Megasoma punctulatus</emphasis>
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, third instar, lateral view. Bar
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A173B01F1C4FB11BB8FFB3F" bold="true" box="[696,712,1164,1185]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="98">¼</emphasis>
5 mm. Setal pattern simplified.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BFBC3788A173B01F3E8FB21B8ABFA4D" blockId="7.[148,978,1212,1571]" pageId="7" pageNumber="98">
with short setae predominant on anterior half of each annulet and long ones predominant on posterior half of each annulet.Dorsa of segments VIIIIX with scattered, spine-like setae and long setae mainly near sides and posterior border. Dorsum of segment X with numerous, short, spine-like setae on anterior 2/3 and long setae on posterior third. Venter of abdominal segments IIX each with median transverse tuft of long setae. Raster without pallidia and septula, with 2830 long, slender setae on campus, teges formed by 4246 slender setae; cuticle slightly rugose. Lower anal lip with 4448 short,spine-like setae and 3235 medium size, erect setae.Upper anal lip with 4654 short,spine-like setae and5056 long, slender setae, mainly near sides.Spiracles of segments IV progressively larger (
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long); spiracles of segments VVIII progressively smaller (0.80
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long); lobes of respiratory plate contiguous (
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), directed forward. Spiracular bulla convex, rounded, scarcely prominent; respiratory plate with 3742 irregularly shaped holes across any diameter. Approximate dorsal body length
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35E90F38A173B0EF3D0FA44BA45FB33" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="99" pageId="7" pageNumber="98" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BFBC3788A173B0EF3D0FA44BA45FB33" blockId="7.[148,978,1212,1571]" lastBlockId="8.[175,1005,990,1409]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="99" pageId="7" pageNumber="98">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A173B01F3D0FA44B849FA70" bold="true" box="[172,270,1497,1518]" pageId="7" pageNumber="98">Remarks.</emphasis>
Shared characters of the larvae of
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A173B01F112FA44BBB8FA70" box="[622,767,1497,1518]" class="Insecta" family="Dynastidae" genus="Megasoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="98" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctulatus">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A173B01F112FA44BBB8FA70" box="[622,767,1497,1518]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="98">M. punctulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A173B01F04EFA44BAE2FA70" box="[818,933,1497,1518]" class="Insecta" family="Dynastidae" genus="Megasoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="98" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="thersites">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A173B01F04EFA44BAE2FA70" box="[818,933,1497,1518]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="98">M. thersites</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are: absence of anterior frontal setae, 23 dorsoepicranial setae, 4046 epicranial setae, 4550 setae on right chaetoparia, 7 maxillary stridulatory teeth, spine-like setae on abdominal segment II, and bulla rounded, scarcely prominent. Similarities with the larvae of
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF270FC64B81BFB90" authorityName="Cartwright" authorityYear="1963" box="[268,348,1017,1038]" class="Insecta" family="Dynastidae" genus="Megasoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vogti">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF270FC64B81BFB90" box="[268,348,1017,1038]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">M. vogti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
consists of: 57 posterior frontal setae, 35 anterior angular frontal setae, 7 maxillary stridulatory teeth, 56 dorsal sensory spots on last antennal segment, 59 setae on acanthoparia, lobes of respiratory plates of spiracles contiguous, spine-like setae on abdominal segment II, and bulla rounded, scarcely prominent. The abundance of setae on the clypeus, labrum, and campus, absence of spine-like setae on the first abdominal segment, and an increase in the size of the abdominal spiracles toward segment V, serves to distinguish the larvae of
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF110FB05BBBBFB33" box="[620,764,1176,1197]" class="Insecta" family="Dynastidae" genus="Megasoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctulatus">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF110FB05BBBBFB33" box="[620,764,1176,1197]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">M. punctulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BFBC3788A183B0EF3B9FC0ABAAAFC34" blockId="8.[175,1005,919,962]" box="[197,1005,919,938]" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF3B9FC0AB84DFC34" bold="true" box="[197,266,919,938]" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Fig. 28.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF263FC0AB8A1FC34" box="[287,486,919,938]" class="Insecta" family="Dynastidae" genus="Megasoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctulatus">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF263FC0AB8A1FC34" box="[287,486,919,938]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Megasoma punctulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
on mesquite,
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF119FC0ABBBBFC34" box="[613,764,919,938]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Prosopis juliflora</emphasis>
(Swartz)
</taxonomicName>
. Photo by Barney
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFBC3788A183B0EF3D3FC32B9A4FC5C" blockId="8.[175,1005,919,962]" box="[175,227,943,962]" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Streit.</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C35E90F38A183B0EF3BBFB2FBAAAFA1F" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BFBC3788A183B0EF3BBFB2FBAAAFA1F" blockId="8.[175,1005,990,1409]" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF3BBFB2FB885FB59" bold="true" box="[199,450,1202,1223]" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Distribution and Habits.</emphasis>
Adults of
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF151FB2EBBFBFB56" box="[557,700,1203,1224]" class="Insecta" family="Dynastidae" genus="Megasoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="punctulatus">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF151FB2EBBFBFB56" box="[557,700,1203,1224]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">M. punctulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) have been collected in a limited number of localities of
<collectingRegion id="49800D9A8A183B0EF296FB50BB71FB7C" box="[490,566,1229,1250]" country="United States of America" name="Arizona" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Arizona</collectingRegion>
desert having a shrub cover of mesquite with occasional
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF267FB75B8D7FB63" box="[283,400,1256,1277]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF267FB75B82CFB63" box="[283,363,1256,1277]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Quercus</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF2E0FB75BB48FB63" box="[412,527,1256,1277]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF2E0FB75B899FB63" box="[412,478,1256,1277]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Acacia</emphasis>
spp.
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF166FB75BBCCFB63" box="[538,651,1256,1277]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Mimosa" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF166FB75BB21FB63" box="[538,614,1256,1277]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Mimosa</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
, sycamore, hackberry,
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF017FB75BA83FB63" box="[875,964,1256,1277]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Condalia</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF3D3FA9FB85CFA89" box="[175,283,1282,1303]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Solanaceae" genus="Lycium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Solanales" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF3D3FA9FB9B2FA89" box="[175,245,1282,1303]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Lycium</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF25BFA9FB825FA89" box="[295,354,1282,1303]" class="Liliopsida" family="Asparagaceae" genus="Agave" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF25BFA9FB825FA89" box="[295,354,1282,1303]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Agave</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF2E9FA9FB8A4FA89" box="[405,483,1282,1303]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Opuntia</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
in the Santa Rita Range Reserve (Pima Co.), Patagonia, Rio Rico, and Duquesne (
<collectingRegion id="49800D9A8A183B0EF15DFA80BBC8FAAC" box="[545,655,1309,1330]" country="Bolivia" name="Santa Cruz" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Santa Cruz</collectingRegion>
Co.), and the Baboquivari Mts. of
<collectingRegion id="49800D9A8A183B0EF3D3FAAAB9B9FAD2" box="[175,254,1335,1356]" country="United States of America" name="Arizona" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Arizona</collectingRegion>
, between
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elevation. Males and females are attracted to lights but are also found on the trunks or branches of catclaw (
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF078FACFBAAEFAF9" authority="A. Gray" authorityName="A. Gray" box="[772,1001,1362,1383]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="greggi">
<emphasis id="B9301F6A8A183B0EF078FACFBACAFAF9" box="[772,909,1362,1383]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="99">Acacia greggi</emphasis>
A. Gray
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C44B8FB8A183B0EF3D3FAF1B86CFA1F" authorityName="R.Brown" authorityYear="1814" box="[175,299,1388,1409]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Mimosaceae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Mimosaceae</taxonomicName>
). Adults are active during July and August (
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFD5BE898A183B0EF012FAF1BAA5FA1F" author="Hardy" box="[878,994,1388,1409]" pageId="8" pageNumber="99" pagination="765 - 777" refId="ref19705" refString="Hardy, A. R. 1972. A brief revision of the North and Central American species of Megasoma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Canadian Entomologist 104: 765 - 777." type="journal article" year="1972">Hardy 1972</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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