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Species Ataenius alternatus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
Subfamily Aphodiinae (Aphodiine Dung Beetles)
Tribe Eupariini
Genus Ataenius
Species alternatus (Ataenius alternatus)
Explanation of Names
Ataenius alternatus (Melsheimer 1844)
Range
coastal e. US (TX-FL-NJ) / Mex. - Map (Skelley 2008)(1), common in FL
Habitat
coastal plains (1)