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| Cheirotonus formosanus | |
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| Historical illustration of Cheirotonus formosanus (originally described as C. macleayi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Cheirotonus |
| Species: | C. formosanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheirotonus formosanus Ohaus, 1913 | |
Cheirotonus formosanus is a species of long-armed scarab beetle in the subfamily Euchirinae. It is endemic to Taiwan and inhabits montane forests.
Genomics
[edit]A chromosome-level genome assembly of Cheirotonus formosanus was published in 2026, representing the first reference genome for the species. The genome is approximately 600.9 Mb in size and comprises 10 chromosomes. The assembly has a BUSCO completeness of 99.3% and contains 12,736 predicted protein-coding genes.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Chien, Sean; Huang, Jen-Pan; Blackmon, Heath (2026-04-14). "Chromosome-Level Reference Genome of an Endemic, Endangered Long-Armed Scarab (Cheirotonus formosanus): Discovery of a Putative Y-Linked Scaffold and Demographic History". Ecology and Evolution. 16 (4) e73483. doi:10.1002/ece3.73483. PMC 13077445. PMID 41987950.
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