Biology:Spodistes
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Short description: Genus of insect
| Spodistes | |
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| Spodistes mniszechi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dynastidae |
| Genus: | Spodistes (Thomson, 1860) |
Spodistes is a genus of beetles. It has eight species.
Distribution and habitat
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
The genus has eight species recognised:
- Spodistes batesi[3]
- Spodistes grandis
- Spodistes hopei
- Spodistes angulicollis
- Spodistes mniszechi
- Spodistes monzoni
- Spodistes armstrongi
- Spodistes beltianus.[4]
References
- ↑ "BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Spodistes {genus}". https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=382313.
- ↑ "BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Spodistes beltianus {species}". https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=382315.
- ↑ "Arthropods" (in en). https://www.earth.com/animal-encyclopedia/arthropoda/.
- ↑ "ADW: Spodistes: CLASSIFICATION". https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Spodistes/classification/.
Wikidata ☰ Q12002343 entry
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