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 | |
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| male Phanaeus triangularis texensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Phanaeus |
| Species: | P. triangularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phanaeus triangularis (Say, 1823)
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Subspecies
editThree 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
edit- ^ a b "Phanaeus triangularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b "Phanaeus triangularis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Phanaeus triangularis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ 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
edit- 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.
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