The Hercules beetles (subgenus Dynastes, genus Dynastes, Dynastidae): a revisionary study based on the integration of molecular, morphological, ecological, and geographic analyses

The taxonomic treatment of Hercules beetles (subgenus Dynastes of the genus Dynastes MacLeay, 1819) is revised, with the recognition of two major species groups and 15 species. The following 10 taxa, originally designated as subspecies, have been elevated to full species status: Dynastes moroni Nagai, 2005 (REVISED STATUS); Dynastes bleuzeni Silvestre & Dechambre, 1995 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes ecuatorianus Ohaus, 1913 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes lichyi Lachaume, 1985 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes morishimai Nagai, 2002 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes occidentalis Lachaume, 1985 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes paschoali Grossi & Arnaud, 1993 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes reidi Chalumeau, 1977 (NEW STATUS); Dynastes septentrionalis Lachaume, 1985 (NEW STATUS); and Dynastes trinidadensis Chalumeau & Reid, 1995 (NEW STATUS). The use of the species name Dynastes hercules (Linnaeus, 1758) is restricted to only two island populations from Guadeloupe and Dominica. This taxonomic revision is accompanied by discussions of ...

本研究对赫拉克勒斯兜虫类群（隶属于兜虫属（Dynastes）MacLeay于1819年命名的Dynastes亚属）的分类学处理进行了修订，共确认2个主要物种类群与15个有效物种。原被划定为亚种的10个分类单元现已被提升为独立物种，分别为：Dynastes moroni Nagai, 2005（地位修订）、Dynastes bleuzeni Silvestre & Dechambre, 1995（新等级）、Dynastes ecuatorianus Ohaus, 1913（新等级）、Dynastes lichyi Lachaume, 1985（新等级）、Dynastes morishimai Nagai, 2002（新等级）、Dynastes occidentalis Lachaume, 1985（新等级）、Dynastes paschoali Grossi & Arnaud, 1993（新等级）、Dynastes reidi Chalumeau, 1977（新等级）、Dynastes septentrionalis Lachaume, 1985（新等级）以及Dynastes trinidadensis Chalumeau & Reid, 1995（新等级）。长戟兜虫（Dynastes hercules (Linnaeus, 1758)）的学名使用范围被严格限定为仅涵盖瓜德罗普岛与多米尼加岛的两个岛屿种群。本次分类学修订同时附带了关于……的讨论。