Welcome to Phanaeinionline
We have many images of Phanaeini species from around the world, as well as up to date taxonomy and biology, ecology and habitat information for many species. We also have a growing list of species with actual collection sites marked on our google maps widget.
The information on this site is free to edit by anyone who is registered. That means the minute you sign up you can submit images, information, collection sites, and even new species to our database, so sign up now and start contributing!
News
New type photos
Conrad has added more type photos and some live images of:
Genus and subgenus key
We have just launced a new key to the genera and subgenera of the tribe Phanaeini. We have adapted this into two keys, a text only key for people familiar with the diagnostic characters, and a dynamic key with many images of the diagnostic characters for people who are less familiar with the tribe. If you have images of some of the diagnostic characters in the key then please send them to us so we can provide images for every couplet.
A no kill trap for dung beetles
A step-by-step quide to building a very easy no-kill dung-baited pitfall trap, especially for dung beetles. All you need is a plastic jug, staples and a sharp knife
44 new photos added
Many thanks to Raymond Frey (tedphanaeus) for submitting many new images to us. Thanks to him we now have 44 new images in the database, adding images to 7 species, and adding images to nine species that previously didn't have photos:
New interactive map
We have now replaced our old interactive map, and googlemap widgets to bring you a more user friendly map. You can get to this map through our Browse (Distribution) page.
Another species of Venezuela from Raffaele Acconcia
Raffaele Acconcia has very kindly given us more in-depth information on Phanaeus (Phanaeus) prasinus prasinus. Once again you can find his original notes here (in Spanish).
Algunas notas sobre Phanaeini de Venezuela II: Phanaeus prasinus prasinus (SPANISH)
A short document with some extended information on Phanaeus (Phanaeus) prasinus prasinus courtesy of Raffaele Acconcia Montilla of the Fundación Entomológica Andina. This document is in Spanish
Forums now live
Hello, I've relaunched the forums with a new design and new features, Go have a look and get posting!
Many thanks to Raffaele Acconcia
Thanks to Raffaele, a collaborator in Venezuela we have now added a lot more information to Phanaeus (Phanaeus) prasinus lugens. Because he sent us so much information, and to make sure we properly acknowledge his work (and in case I incorrectly translated anything!) you can find his original document here in our knowledge base.
Algunas notas sobre Phanaeini de Venezuela: Phanaeus prasinus lugens (SPANISH)
A short document with some extended information on Phanaeus (Phanaeus) prasinus lugens courtesy of Raffaele Acconcia Montilla of the Fundación Entomológica Andina. This document is in Spanish
