Allometry of Lycomedes reichei Breme, 1844 and Allied Species
Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea / Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea, (P)2765-2203; (E)2765-2211
2024, v.5 no.1, pp.1-9
https://doi.org/10.22920/PNIE.2024.5.1.1
Wonseok Choi
(College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Choi,
W.
(2024). Allometry of Lycomedes reichei Breme, 1844 and Allied Species. Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea, 5(1), 1-9, https://doi.org/10.22920/PNIE.2024.5.1.1
Abstract
The subfamily Dynastinae generally exhibits strong dimorphism among males. However, until recently, studies on dimorphism and allometry were limited to horns. Lycomedes is a neotropic genus that belongs to the subfamily Dynastinae and is restricted to the Andean region of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Among the Colombian Lycomedes species, this study focuses on the L. reichei and allied species, which have been designated here as the L. reichei species group, that displays a dramatic allometry. Here, various orphological characteristics of the L. reichei species group were analyzed and an allometry was proven.
- keywords
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Allometry,
Colombian Andes,
Dynastinae,
Lycomedes
- Submission Date
- 2024-01-08
- Revised Date
- 2024-01-22
- Accepted Date
- 2024-01-23