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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 alternatus
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beetle with hitchhiker - Ataenius alternatus
Copyright © 2005 Bill DuPree

beetle with hitchhiker - Ataenius alternatus
Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida, USA
October 7, 2005
attracted to UV lights
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Contributed by Bill DuPree on 10 October, 2005 - 10:52pm
Last updated 13 February, 2009 - 2:48pm

Moved
Moved from Ataenius.
… tom murray, 13 February, 2009 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

Ataenius alternatus
Paul Skelley det.
… v belov, 13 February, 2009 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tachyporinae.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 24 September, 2006 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

two beetles
The one on top looks like a rove beetle (Staphylinidae; maybe Tachyporinae), and the one on bottom reminds me of Scolytinae but I'm not sure.
… Robin McLeod, 11 October, 2005 - 12:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the ID and help.
… Bill DuPree, 11 October, 2005 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Bottom is Ataenius sp.
Bottom one is a dung Scarab, Ataenius sp. Since you've got two photos - maybe move one to the Scarab page and one to the Staph page.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 11 October, 2005 - 7:00am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the ID. I'll follow your suggestion.
… Bill DuPree, 11 October, 2005 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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