Debeckius

Debeckius beccarii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Dynastinae
Tribe:	Dynastini
Genus:	Debeckius; Allsopp, 2022
Species:	D. beccarii
Binomial name
	Debeckius beccarii; (Gestro, 1876)
Synonyms
	List (Genus) Odontocera Beck, 1937 (Preocc.); Beckius Dechambre, 1992 (Preocc.); (Species) Chalcosoma beccarii Gestro, 1876; Beckius beccarii (Gestro, 1876); Beckius beccari (Gestro, 1876) [lapsus]; Eupatorus beccarii (Gestro, 1876); Odontocera beccarii (Gestro, 1876);

Debeckius is a genus of scarab beetles. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Debeckius beccarii. It is native to New Guinea. It was previously assigned to the genus Beckius, but that name was preoccupied by a fossil whitefish.

Taxonomy

The genus Debeckius is classified within the tribe Dynastini, known as true rhinoceros beetles. The following subspecies are recognised:

Debeckius beccarii beccarii (Gestro, 1876)
Debeckius beccarii koletta (Voirin, 1978)
Debeckius beccarii ryusuii (Nagai, 2006)

References

↑ Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
↑ Allsopp, Peter G (2022-07-01). "Replacement names for Beckius Dechambre, 1992 and Syrictes Prell, 1936, and validation of Neoryctes Arrow, 1908 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae)". Zootaxa. 5165 (2): 294–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5165.2.9. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 36095466.

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[1] Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

[2] Allsopp, Peter G (2022-07-01). "Replacement names for Beckius Dechambre, 1992 and Syrictes Prell, 1936, and validation of Neoryctes Arrow, 1908 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae)". Zootaxa. 5165 (2): 294–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5165.2.9. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 36095466.