Phalangonyx mirzayani
| Phalangonyx mirzayani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Phalangonyx |
| Species: | P. mirzayani
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalangonyx mirzayani (Petrovitz, 1968)
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Phalangonyx mirzayani is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Iran.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–11.3 mm. They have a parallel to narrowly ovate, shiny, yellowish-brown body, with the outer margin of the clypeus narrowly blackened, and with yellow antennae. The anterior half of the pronotal sides and elytra are thickly spiny, while the margins of the clypeus and the remaining part of the pronotal and elytral margins bristly ciliate.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Phalangonyx mirzayani at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
- ^ a b Petrovitz, R. (1968). "Neue Tanyproctus- und Atanyproctus-Arten (Pachydemini, Melolonthinae, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 237–247. Retrieved February 24, 2026.