Phanaeus igneus

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Phanaeus igneus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Phanaeus
Species:
P. igneus
Binomial name
Phanaeus igneus
Macleay, 1819
Synonyms [1]
  • Phanaeus floridanus DOlsoufieff, 1924

Phanaeus igneus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined.

Dung beetle informal group of insects

Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces (dung). Beetles in some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times heavier than themselves in one night.

Scarabaeidae Family of beetles

The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank, and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011).

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Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Phanaeus igneus:

Subspecies Taxonomic rank subordinate to species

In biological classification, the term subspecies refers to one of two or more populations of a species living in different subdivisions of the species' range and varying from one another by morphological characteristics. A single subspecies cannot be recognized independently: a species is either recognized as having no subspecies at all or at least two, including any that are extinct. The term may be abbreviated to subsp. or ssp. The plural is the same as the singular: subspecies.

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Phanaeus igneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. 1 2 "Phanaeus igneus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. 1 2 "Phanaeus igneus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. 1 2 "Phanaeus igneus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

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