Phanaeus triangularis

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

Dorsal view of a Phanaeus triangularis (Say, 1823) specimen collected from Treutlen County, Georgia on October 3, 2024[1]. Scale bar indicates 10 mm.

Phanaeus triangularis, the black phanaeus, is a North American species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[2][3][4] It is found in the eastern half of the United States.[5]

Subspecies

Three subspecies of Phanaeus triangularis are sometimes recognized,[2][3] but niger is often considered a synonym of triangularis and texensis (from Texas and adjacent regions) is often considered a separate species.[5]

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

References

1. Edmonds, W.; Zídek, J. (2012-12-01). "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.
2. "Phanaeus triangularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Phanaeus triangularis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. "Phanaeus triangularis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
5. 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

• 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.