Macrodontia batesi

(Macrodontia batesi)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Cerambycidae
Genus:Macrodontia
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