Northern snail rhinoceros beetle - Northern snail rhinoceros beetle

Japanese: キタマイマイカブリ - きたまいまいかぶり
Northern snail rhinoceros beetle - Northern snail rhinoceros beetle

...They are distributed from Hokkaido to Kyushu (the southern limit is Yakushima), but their morphology varies slightly depending on the region, and they are divided into the following subspecies: Ezo Maimai Kaburi, Kita Maimai Kaburi, Aomaimai Kaburi, Sadomaimai Kaburi, Himemaimai Kaburi, Komai Kaburi, and Maimai Kaburi. Some say that Sadomaimai Kaburi has a shorter head and chest than the other subspecies and is somewhat similar to the false kaburi, so it has retained the shape closest to its ancestor. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Northern Snail Kaburi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北海道から九州(南限は屋久島)まで分布するが,地方によって多少形態が異なり,次の亜種に分けられている。エゾマイマイカブリ,キタマイマイカブリ,アオマイマイカブリ,サドマイマイカブリ,ヒメマイマイカブリ,コマイマイカブリ,マイマイカブリ。サドマイマイカブリは頭や胸が他の亜種より短く,ややカブリモドキに似ることから,もっとも祖先に近い形を維持しているとする見方もある。…

※「キタマイマイカブリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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