Megasoma occidentale Bolivar, Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa & Martinez, 1963 is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Megasoma occidentale Bolivar, Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa & Martinez, 1963
Megasoma occidentale is an endemic Mexican scarab beetle species with light-attracted adults and larvae found in rotten coconut palm stems.
Megasoma occidentale is a species of scarab beetle. This species is endemic to Mexico, and has been recorded from the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Sinaloa. Adult Megasoma occidentale are attracted to light. The larvae of this species have been collected from rotten coconut palm stems.
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