Megasoma nogueirai Morón, 2005 male, dorsal view	Megasoma nogueirai Morón, 2005 female, dorsal view

male, lateral view

female, lateral view Photos by Matthew R. Moore

Distribution: Mexico (Sinaloa: Pacific slopes of Sierra Madre Occidental)

Diagnosis: Males with short recumbent setae on elytra and pronotum; females with short, recumbent setae on elytra. Males with anterior tibiae arcuate. Anterior angles of pronotum produced into antero-laterally projecting horns. Apices of anterior angles (horns) of pronotum curving inward. Females with pronotum rugose. Scutellum at base rugose. Pronoutm with longitudinal, posteromedian carina.

Biological Data: Megasoma nogueirai is found in tropical deciduous and subdeciduous forests at elevations between 290 and 820 meters. Adults are attracted to fluorescent lights at night (Morón 2005).

Temporal Distribution: October (Morón 2005).

Larvae: Not described

References:
Morón, M.A. 2005. A new species of Megasoma Kirby (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) from Sinaloa, Mexico. Zootaxa 1037: 29-36.