Macrodontia batesi

Macrodontia batesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Macrodontia
Species: M. batesi
Binomial name
Macrodontia batesi
(Lameere, 1912)

Macrodontia batesi is a species in the Macrodontia genus of long-horned beetles. This species is among the largest beetles, and specimens have been known to exceed 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length. A fair bit of this length, however, is due to the enormous mandibles.

Distribution

This species is known from the rain forests of Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama. Unconfirmed reports of beetles in the Macrodontia genus have also been recorded in Southern Mexico.

Additional described species in the genus extend the overall range of the genus from Guatemala to Argentina.


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