Malagoniella astyanax

(Olivier, 1789)

Malagoniella astyanax is a dung beetle in the Scarabaeidae, formerly placed in the tribe Canthonini. It is distributed across South America, with documented occurrences in Colombia and other countries. The species comprises five recognized showing geographic variation across its range.

Malagoniella (Malagoniella) astyanax yucateca (Harold, 1863); Type; NHMUK015009771; Labels (52178300305) by Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Section from South Kensingon, London, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Malagoniella (Malagoniella) astyanax yucateca (Harold, 1863); Type; NHMUK015009771; Dorsal habitus (52176775842) by Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Section from South Kensingon, London, UK. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Malagoniella astyanax: /məˌlæɡoʊnɪˈɛlə ˈæstiənæks/

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Distribution

South America, with confirmed records from Colombia (departments of Bolívar, Arauca, Atlántico, Casanare, Cesar, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Tolima, and Vichada) and additional locations in the broader region.

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Subspecies

Five are recognized: M. a. astyanax (Olivier, 1789), M. a. columbica (Harold, 1867), M. a. polita (Halffter, Pereira & Martinez, 1960), M. a. punctatostriata (Blanchard, 1846), and M. a. yucateca (Harold, 1863).