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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Aphodiine Dung Beetles (Aphodiinae) » Eupariini » Ataenius » Ataenius stephani

Species Ataenius stephani

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · Print References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles)
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
Tribe Eupariini
Genus Ataenius
Species stephani (Ataenius stephani)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author: Cartwright, 1974
Explanation of Names
"The species is named in honor of Karl Stephan of Tucson, Arizona, who collected all the [365] specimens except one." (Cartwright, 1974)
Size
4.8-5.8 mm (Cartwright, 1974)
Range
sw. US; Mexico (Skelley 2008)
Habitat
Once a rare riparian species, it is now a turf species on irrigated lawns (P.E. Skelley, pers. comm.)
Season
April 9 to September 19 (based on 365 spmns examined) (Cartwright, 1974)
Remarks
Type Locality: Tucson, Arizona (Cartwright, 1974)
Print References
Cartwright, O.L. 1974. Ataenius, Aphotaenius, and Pseudataenius of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 154: 1-106. Full PDF
Contributed by v belov on 28 December, 2009 - 6:58am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 19 July, 2011 - 5:45pm

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