Phanaeus dionysius

Phanaeus dionysius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Phanaeus
Species:
P. dionysius
Binomial name
Phanaeus dionysius
Kohlmann, Arriaga-Jiménez, Rös, 2018

Phanaeus dionysius is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in region of San Pablo Etla of Oaxaca, Mexico.[1]

Etymology

The specific name dionysius is named after Dionysius II of Syracuse, main character of moral anecdote of the “Sword of Damocles”.[1]

Description

Length of male is 16.5 mm. Body dull shiny black with a faint blue luster. Pronotum with large, flat triangular disk. Slender, long horn strongly curved. Pygidium black. Length of female is 16.3 mm. Body dull shiny black.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kohlmann, B.; Arriaga-Jiménez, A.; Rös, M. (14 March 2018). "Dung beetle vicariant speciation in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, with a description of a new species of Phanaeus". ZooKeys (743): 67–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.743.23029. PMC 5904386. PMID 29670437. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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