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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Phanaeus |
| Species: | P. dionysius
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| Binomial name | |
| Phanaeus dionysius Kohlmann, Arriaga-Jiménez, Rös, 2018
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Etymology
editThe specific name dionysius is named after Dionysius II of Syracuse, main character of moral anecdote of the “Sword of Damocles”.[1]
Description
editLength 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
edit- ^ 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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