It was the name of a Roman divinity of the countryside and cattle. Roman divinity protector of shepherds and cattle. Name of an asteroid . In Entomology it is the name of two different genera of insects. The first is a genus of diptera (flies) of the family Tachinidae. The second is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Some species are used in biological pest control.
divinidadprotectora of herds, sometimes is a God and others a goddess, so it seems to derive from a primitive duality. He is honored in the Festival of the Parilia-
PALES: in the mythology Roman, dark divinity of the field, protective of the Earth and of the cattle domestic.
PALES: asteroid number 49, of the series.