''Cyclocephala nodanotherwon'' is a species of
rhinoceros beetle in the
scarab family. It has only been found in
Amazonas, Brazil. Brett C. Ratcliffe described and named the species in 1992.
Taxonomic history and etymology
Brett C. Ratcliffe, an entomologist at the
University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM), formally named and
described this species, along with eight other Brazilian ''Cyclocephala'' species, in a 1992 paper. He based his description of ''C. nodanotherwon'' on three specimens, collected from 1980 to 1981 by Robin Best of the
National Institute of Amazonian Research. The male
holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the species (or lower-ranked taxon) was formally described. It is either the single such physical example (or illustration) or one of s ...
and female
allotype were both deposited in the UNSM.
The
specific name, ''nodanotherwon'', is
wordplay referring to the English phrase "not another one".
Ratcliffe's description listed its etymology as "the result of an arbitrary combination of letters", but that it resulted in "a species name not inappropriate in such a large genus".
''Cyclocephala'' is the largest genus in the subfamily
Dynastinae,
with approximately 350 described species ;
at least 240 ''Cyclocephala'' species had already been described by the time Ratcliffe wrote his description of ''C. nodanotherwon''.
Various lists of humorous taxon names have included this species name as an example.
Distribution
The
type locality, where all three specimens in the initial description were collected, is Lago
Anamã, in the Brazilian state of
Amazonas about west-southwest of
Manaus
Manaus () is the List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil, capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. It is the List of largest cities in Brazil, seventh-largest city in Brazil, w ...
.
Description
Their body is reddish-brown and leather-like, with triangular black marks near their eyes. Their
antennae consist of ten segments. The males are long and wide; the female is long and wide.
It is similar in appearance to ''
C. gravis'', ''
C. munda'',
and ''
C. divaricata''.
References
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Beetles described in 1992
Beetles of South America
Endemic insects of Brazil
Dynastinae