Orizabus pyriformis
(LeConte, 1847)
Orizabus pyriformis is a rhinoceros beetle in the Dynastinae. It occurs in the southwestern United States and central Mexico. The was originally described as Bothynus pyriformis by John Lawrence LeConte in 1847.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Orizabus pyriformis: /ɔːˈrɪzəˌbʊs paɪˈrɪfɔːrmɪs/
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Distribution
United States (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming) and Mexico (Hidalgo, México, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz).
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Taxonomic history
Originally described as Bothynus pyriformis LeConte, 1847, and later transferred to the Orizabus.