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Species Phanaeus triangularis

Phanaeus triangularis - male Dung Beetle - Phanaeus triangularis Dung Beetle ? - Phanaeus triangularis Phanaeus triangularis (Say) - Phanaeus triangularis - male Phanaeus triangularis (Say) - Phanaeus triangularis - male Phanaeus triangularis (Say) - Phanaeus triangularis - male Big Beetle - Phanaeus triangularis Rhino Beetle? - Phanaeus triangularis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)
Tribe Phanaeini
Genus Phanaeus (Rainbow Scarabs)
Species triangularis (Phanaeus triangularis)
Other Common Names
Black Phanaeus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
subspecies texaensis elevated to full species: Phanaeus texensis Edmonds, 1994 (1)
Explanation of Names
Phanaeus triangularis (Say)
Orig. Comb: Copris triangularis Say, 1823
Range
se US (e.TX-FL-VA-KS) - Map of TX records (2)(1)
Internet References
Texas Entomology - Mike Quinn, 2008
Works Cited
1.Taxonomy of Phanaeus revisited: Revised keys to and comments on species of the New World dung beetle genus Phanaeus.
Edmonds, W.D. and J. Zídek,. 2012. Insecta Mundi 0274: 1-108.
2.Revision of Phanaeus MacLeay, A New World genus of scarabaeine dung beetles
Edmonds, W.D. 1994. 1994. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Contributions to Science 443.