Sylvicanthon mayri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in western Amazonia, in Colombia, Brazil and Peru.
Description Adults reach a length of about . The head, pronotum, elytra, metaventrite, and pygidium are dark green or dark blue. The meso- and metafemora are reddish-brown. They occasionally have greenish reflections.
Natural history They are thought to be coprophagous.
Etymology The species is named after German-American ornithologist, evolutionary theorist, philosopher and historian of biology Ernst Mayr.
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