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Neoryctes moreti Dechambre, 1991

escarabajo, Scarab beetles

Neoryctes moreti Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 5298). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Neoryctes moreti Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 5298). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Herbivore, on humus or plant roots?; humid forest and pampa zones; March–June, September, October.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Scarabaeoidea

Family
Scarabaeidae

Section
Oryctini

Genus
Neoryctes

Species
moreti

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

  • Cook, J. Howden, H.F. & Peck, S.B. (1995) The Galápagos Islands genus Neoryctes Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). The Canadian Entomologist 127: 177-193.
  • Lopez-Garcia, M. M. Gasca-Alvarez, H. J., Cave, R. D., & Amat-Garcia, G. (2016) An annotated checklist of the New World pentodontine scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini). Zootaxa, 4170(3), 491-509.
  • Peck, S.B. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.

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