Megasoma mars (Reiche, 1852) male, dorsal view	Megasoma mars (Reiche, 1852) female, dorsal view

male, lateral view

female, lateral view Photos by Matthew R. Moore

Distribution: Brazil and Colombia (Hardy 1972), Paraguay and Uraguay.

Diagnosis: Both sexes with dorsal surfaces glabrous. Body color shiny black. Males without mid-prothoracic horn. Cephalic horn at base on dorsal surface with toorth. Anterior angles of pronotum produced into acute, antero-laterally projecting horns. Scutellum with disc sparsely punctate. Females with pronotum rugose. Frontoclypeal suture with binodose tubercle.

Biological Data: Unknown

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

Larvae: Not described

References:
Hardy, A.R. 1972. A brief revision of the North and Central American species of Megasoma (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Canadian Entomologist 104: 765-777.