Megatoma angularis

species nomen dubium
(Mannerheim, 1853) [p. 216]
Gallery page (A. Herrmann)
Citations & References (2)
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Mannerheim C.G. (1853). Dritter Nachtrag zur Kaefer-Fauna der Nord-Amerikanischen Laender des Russischen Reiches. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 26: 95-273.
Original Description
p. 216
Beal R.S. (2003). Annotated Checklist of Nearctic Dermestidae with Revised Key to the Genera. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(4): 391-404.
as Megatoma angularis — "M. angularis Mannerheim, 1853, was reduced to M. cylindrica var. angularis by Jayne (1882). Whether it is conspecific is open to question. It is best to consider it a nomen dubium"
Nomenclatural Act
p. 398

Literature and Synonymy

  • Attagenus angularis Mannerheim, 1853:216 [MCZC]
  • Perimegatoma cylindrica var. angularis: Jayne, 1882:259
  • Perimegatoma angularis: Casey 1900:151
  • Megatoma angularis: Beal, 1967:303
  • Megatoma angularis: Beal, 2003:398

Distribution

North America

General Information

iNaturalist Gallery (Megatoma angularis)

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