........Megasoma anubis Chevrolat, 1836
........syn. Scarabaeus hector Gory, 1836
........syn. Scarabaeus thesus Castelnau, 1840

Megasoma anubis Chevrolat, 1836 male, dorsal view	Megasoma anubis Chevrolat, 1836 female, dorsal view

male, lateral view

female, lateral view Photos by Matthew R. Moore

Distribution: Southern Brazil (Reitter 1960)

Diagnosis: Males with elytra and pronotum velutinous; females with elytra apically velutinous. Males with anterior tibiae straight. Pronotum with median horn. Horn broadly bifurcate horn. Anterior angles of pronotum produced into short, acute horns. Females with pronotum rugopunctate. Pronotum without longitudinal, posteromedian carina. Scutellum at base finely punctate.

Biological Data: Megasoma anubis is a pest species in southern Brazil, feeding on the inflorescence of the Chinese fan palm, Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart. (Arecaceae) (Reitter 1960).

Temporal Distribution: The few specimens examined exhibited a date range from January-April.

Larvae: Not described

References:
Reitter, E. 1960. Beetles. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, NY.