Ateuchus colossus

Ateuchus colossus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus: Ateuchini
Genus: Ateuchus
Species: Ateuchus colossus

Name

Ateuchus colossus Moctezuma, Sánchez-Huerta, & Halffter, 2018

Type locality: Mexico, Oaxaca, San Miguel Chimalapa, San Antonio, 16°39'39.3"N, 94°13'23.6"W, cloud forest, 1605 m.

Holotype: IEXA. male ♂. 14.X.2015. legit V. Moctezuma

References

Primary references

• Moctezuma, V., Sánchez-Huerta, J.L. & Halffter, G. 2018. Two new species of Ateuchus with remarks on ecology, distributions, and evolutionary relationships (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae). ZooKeys 747: 71–86. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.747.22731. Reference page. 

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