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Megasoma Kirby, 1825

1321798  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1321798)

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Lycophontes Bruch, 1910 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Megalosoma Burmeister, 1841 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Megalosomus Erichson, 1842 · unaccepted > unavailable name (not actually accepted as the...)  
not actually accepted as the correct spelling by Erichson.
Megasominus Casey, 1915 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Kirby, W. (1825). A Description of such Genera and Species of Insects, alluded to in the “Introduction to Entomology” of Messrs. Kirby and Spence, as appear not to have been before sufficiently noticed or described. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14(3): 563-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/752949
page(s): 566 [details] 
IRMNG (2023). Megasoma Kirby, 1825. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1321798 on 2024-11-13
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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original description Kirby, W. (1825). A Description of such Genera and Species of Insects, alluded to in the “Introduction to Entomology” of Messrs. Kirby and Spence, as appear not to have been before sufficiently noticed or described. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14(3): 563-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/752949
page(s): 566 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

basis of record SN2000 unverified [details] 

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

current name source Allsopp, P. G.; Schoolmeesters, P. (2024). All genera of the world: Subfamilies Dynastinae, Rutelinae and Cetoniinae (Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). <em>Megataxa.</em> 12(1): 1-103., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.12.1.1 [details] 

extant flag source SN2000 unverified [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Megalosomus Erichson, 1842) Arch. Naturgesch., 2
page(s): 226 [details] 

original description (of Lycophontes Bruch, 1910) Bruch, C. (1910). Descripción de dos nuevos lamellicornios. <em>Revista del Museo de la Plata.</em> 17: 71-77., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53896743 [details] 

original description (of Megalosoma Burmeister, 1841) Burmeister, H. (1837-1846). Genera quaedam insectorum inconibus illustravit et descripsit. Volume 1. A. Burmeister, Berlin. viii+[120] pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/36547 [details] 

original description (of Megasominus Casey, 1915) Casey, T.L. (1915). Memoirs on the Coleoptera. VI. The New Era Printing Company, Lancaster. 347., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/15941
page(s): 261 [details] 

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