Phanaeus triangularis, the black phanaeus, is a North American species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the eastern half of the United States.[4]

Phanaeus triangularis
male Phanaeus triangularis texensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Phanaeus
Species:
P. triangularis
Binomial name
Phanaeus triangularis
(Say, 1823)

Subspecies

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Three subspecies of Phanaeus triangularis are sometimes recognized,[1][2] but niger is often considered a synonym of triangularis and texensis (from Texas and adjacent regions) is often considered a separate species.[4]

  • Phanaeus triangularis niger Olsoufieff, 1924
  • Phanaeus triangularis texensis Edmonds, 1994
  • Phanaeus triangularis triangularis (Say, 1823)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Phanaeus triangularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ a b "Phanaeus triangularis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ a b Zídek, J.; Edmonds, W.D. (2012). "Taxonomy of Phanaeus revisited: Revised keys to and comments on species of the New World dung beetle genus Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Phanaeini)". Insecta Mundi. 2012 (274): 1–108. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5182095.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.