G. it. Ent., 14 (61): 525-548
March 2016
Una nuova specie di Megasoma Kirby dal Brasile
(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae)
di
MASSIMO PRANDI
Abstract - A new species of Megasoma Kirby from Brazil (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae) - Megasoma hermes sp. nov. from Roraima, Brazil (Holotypus and Allotypus) and French Guiana (Paratypus) is herein described and illustrated. The new species is compared with the closely related species, namely, Megasoma gyas (Herbst) and M. actaeon (Linnaeus) from French Guiana and Suriname, with which it shares a mix of characters.
