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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Aphodiine Dung Beetles (Aphodiinae) » Eupariini » Ataenius » Ataenius platensis

Species Ataenius platensis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
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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 platensis (Ataenius platensis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ataenius platensis (Blanchard)
Orig. Comb: Oxyomus platensis Blanchard 1846
Size
Length 3–5 mm (1)
Identification
Range
CA-FL-NC-IN to Argentina / W. Indies - Map (2)(3), mostly se US
Food
Adults are occasionally collected in cow dung, but that may not be the preferred larval food. (1)
Remarks
attracted to lights, often extremely abundant in collections (1) (emphasis added)
There seems to be a connection between human activities and the abundance of this species. (1)
Print References
Smith, A.B.T. and P.E. Skelley. 2007. A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80. (1)
Works Cited
1.A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America.
Smith, A.B.T. and P.E. Skelley. 2007. Zootaxa 1458: 1-80.
2. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 29 January, 2008 - 5:26pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 21 May, 2022 - 11:42am

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