Spodistes
| Spodistes | |
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| Spodistes mniszechi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Dynastidae |
| Genus: | Spodistes (Thomson, 1860) |
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Species of the genus Spodistes are found in Central America, particularly Costa Rica (most commonly found), Panama and Honduras.[1] The species S. beltianus lives in Costa Rica where nine specimens have been found.[2] The species S. batesi lives in Costa Rica and Panama where five have been found in Costa Rica and four have been found in Panama.
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus has eight species recognised:
References
[edit]- ↑ "BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Spodistes {genus}". v3.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ "BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Spodistes beltianus {species}". v3.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ "Arthropods". Earth.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ "ADW: Spodistes: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
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