''Malagoniella astyanax'' is a species of (formerly canthonini) in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
family
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...
. It is found in South America.
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Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species ''Malagoniella astyanax'':
* ''Malagoniella astyanax astyanax'' (Olivier, 1789)
* ''Malagoniella astyanax columbica'' (Harold, 1867)
* ''Malagoniella astyanax polita'' (Halffter, Pereira & Martinez, 1960)
* ''Malagoniella astyanax punctatostriata'' (Blanchard, 1846)
* ''Malagoniella astyanax yucateca'' (Harold, 1863)
References
Further reading
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Deltochilini
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Beetles described in 1789
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