Dynastes maya
Dynastes maya, the Maya white beetle,[1] is a species of New World scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae). It has a distribution range in the Central American region, specifically in southern Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala.[1] [2]
| Dynastes maya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dynastes |
| Species: | D. maya |
| Binomial name | |
| Dynastes maya Hardy, M. 2003 | |
Taxonomy
D. maya is part of the genus Dynastes, whose species include the Hercules beetle. D. maya is sister species to Dynastes moroni.[3]
Description
The horns on males of this species are thick and stout pronotal. This species elytra has a olive coloured green coloration to it. The species is morphologically similar to the species Dynastes hyllus and Dynastes hercules.[4]
References
- "Maya White Beetle (Dynastes maya)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- "Dynastes maya Hardy, 2003". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- Huang JP, Knowles LL (2015) The species versus subspecies conundrum: Quantitative delimitation from integrating multiple data types within a single Bayesian approach in Hercules beetles. Syst Biol 65(4):685–99
- "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles-Scarabaeidae-Dynastinae-Dynastini-Dynastes". unsm-ento.unl.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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