Debeckius is a genus of scarab beetles. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Debeckius beccarii. It is native to New Guinea.[1] It was previously assigned to the genus Beckius, but that name was preoccupied by a fossil whitefish.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Dynastinae |
| Tribe: | Dynastini |
| Genus: | Debeckius Allsopp, 2022 |
| Species: | D. beccarii
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| Binomial name | |
| Debeckius beccarii (Gestro, 1876)
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Taxonomy
editThe genus Debeckius is classified within the tribe Dynastini, known as true rhinoceros beetles. The following subspecies are recognised:
- Debeckius beccarii beccarii (Gestro, 1876)
- Debeckius beccarii koletta (Voirin, 1978)
- Debeckius beccarii ryusuii (Nagai, 2006)
References
edit- ^ Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Allsopp, Peter G (2022-07-01). "Replacement names for Beckius Dechambre, 1992 and Syrictes Prell, 1936, and validation of Neoryctes Arrow, 1908 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae)". Zootaxa. 5165 (2): 294–300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5165.2.9. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 36095466.294-300&rft.date=2022-07-01&rft.issn=1175-5334&rft_id=info:pmid/36095466&rft_id=info:doi/10.11646/zootaxa.5165.2.9&rft.aulast=Allsopp&rft.aufirst=Peter G&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5165.2.9&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Debeckius" class="Z3988">