Phanaeus difformis explained

Phanaeus difformis is a species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae that is native to south-central United States and adjacent far northern Mexico.^{[1] [2] [3]} It may hybridize with the generally more common P. vindex.^[1]

Further reading

• Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida .
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phanaeus difformis Species Information. BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. 2018-01-25.
2. Web site: Phanaeus difformis Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-25.
3. Zídek . J. . Edmonds . W.D. . 2012 . 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) . Insecta Mundi . 2012 . 274 . 1–108 . 10.5281/zenodo.5182095 .