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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 confertus
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Ataenius? Maybe Ataenius gracilis? - Ataenius confertus
Copyright © 2019 Salvador Vitanza

Ataenius? Maybe Ataenius gracilis? - Ataenius confertus
Aravaipa Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
August 3, 2019
Size: 4 mm
Coordinates: 32.884412, -110.580625
Elevation: 2,537 ft
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights

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Ataenius? Maybe Ataenius gracilis? - Ataenius confertus Ataenius? Maybe Ataenius gracilis? - Ataenius confertus
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 9 August, 2019 - 5:51pm
Last updated 9 April, 2020 - 5:00pm

Moved
Moved from Ataenius.
… Salvador Vitanza, 9 April, 2020 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

Ataenius confertus
Looks to be that species (confertus)--they always look a bit weird in pictures compared to under the scope!
… William B. Warner, 9 April, 2020 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Bill!
You just doubled the images for this species on BugGuide!
… Salvador Vitanza, 9 April, 2020 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ataenius gracilis.

This is very obviously not the distinctive Ataenius gracilis.
This has clypeal teeth, round punctures on head, broad overall form.
… MJ Paulsen, 14 August, 2019 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for sharing your expertise
Sorry Blaine if my wild guess influenced your species determination... At least I guessed it correctly to genus level, which apparently is the most accurate determination possible based on these photos.
… Salvador Vitanza, 14 August, 2019 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Ooo
I didn't see the clypeal teeth! Good catch!
… Blaine Mathison, 9 April, 2020 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scarab Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 12 August, 2019 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

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