Dynastes moroni
Species of beetle
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Dynastes moroni is a large scarab beetle endemic to the Sierra de los Tuxtlas region in Mexico.[1]
| Dynastes moroni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Dynastes |
| Species: | D. moroni |
| Binomial name | |
| Dynastes moroni Nagai, 2005 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy
This beetle species was originally described as a subspecies, Dynastes hyllus moroni,[1] but subsequent genetic analyses clearly indicate that it is unrelated to Dynastes hyllus; D. hyllus is sister to Dynastes grantii, while D. moroni is sister to Dynastes maya.[2]
