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Ataenius imbricatus
Photo#116000
Copyright © 2007
tom murray
Dung Beetle -
Ataenius imbricatus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 3, 2007
Size: ~4mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 6 June, 2007 - 7:32pm
Last updated 23 November, 2013 - 9:21am
Moved
Moved from
Ataenius
.
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tom murray
, 13 February, 2009 - 2:43pm
Ataenius imbricatus
Paul Skelley det. his comment: "
A. insculptus
can't be confused with
A. imbricatus
once you've seen one: it does not have the prominent eltyral setae, has striate elytral intervals (especially apically), and has distinct clypeal teeth. Plus,
A. insculptus
is a deer dung specialist that does not come to light. It is a rarely seen beast, unless you look for it."
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v belov
, 13 February, 2009 - 11:20am
Moved
I'll see if I can get a different angle showing the elytra in detail.
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tom murray
, 7 June, 2007 - 7:25am
Ataenius sp., imbricatus or maybe insculptus
Nice clean shot - the very obvious dull, almost caked on clay appearance is diagnostic, most spp. are shiny. A. imbricatus can be differentiated from insculptus, and I can't really see it here - the elytra will have alternating intervals higher on apical fifth.
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Phillip Harpootlian
, 7 June, 2007 - 7:12am