''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
Dynastini is a tribe of rhinoceros beetles in the family Scarabaeidae.
Subtribes and genera
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, known as
true rhinoceros beetles. The following
subspecies
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are recognised:
* ''Debeckius beccarii beccarii''
(Gestro, 1876)
* ''Debeckius beccarii koletta''
(Voirin, 1978)
* ''Debeckius beccarii ryusuii''
(Nagai, 2006)
References
Dynastinae
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Insects described in 2022
Insects of New Guinea