Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ataenius platensis (Blanchard)
Orig. Comb: Oxyomus platensis Blanchard 1846
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.
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