Phanaeus triangularis
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{{Speciesbox
| image = Phanaeus triangularis ssp. texensis.jpg
| image_caption = male Phanaeus triangularis texensis
| genus = Phanaeus
| species = triangularis
| authority = (Say, 1823)
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File:Phanaeus triangularis Lothair GA.jpg
Phanaeus triangularis, the black phanaeus, is a North American species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the eastern half of the United States.{{cite journal| last=Zídek | first=J. | last2=Edmonds | first2=W.D. | year=2012 | title=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) | journal=Insecta Mundi | volume=2012 | issue=274 | pages=1-108 | doi=10.5281/zenodo.5182095 }}
Subspecies
Three subspecies of Phanaeus triangularis are sometimes recognized, but niger is often considered a synonym of triangularis and texensis (from Texas and adjacent regions) is often considered a separate species.
- Phanaeus triangularis niger Olsoufieff, 1924
- Phanaeus triangularis texensis Edmonds, 1994
- Phanaeus triangularis triangularis (Say, 1823)
References
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{{Cite web| title=Phanaeus triangularis Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=927657
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| accessdate=2019-09-25
}}
{{Cite web| title=Phanaeus triangularis
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1087526
| website=GBIF
| accessdate=2019-09-25
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{{Cite web| title=Phanaeus triangularis species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/12404
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2019-09-25
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite book
| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea
| date = 2006
| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.
| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.
| publisher = Apollo Books
| isbn = 978-90-04-30914-2
}}
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Category:Beetles described in 1823
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