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Species Ataenius cognatus - Slender Dung Beetle

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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
No Taxon (strigatus species group)
Species cognatus (Slender Dung Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Ataenius cognatus LeConte 1856
Size
4.2-5.5 mm(1)
Range
CA to IN-KS-MS; ne. Mexico(1)
Remarks
sixth-most commonly coll'ed beetle sp. in UV light traps at Laguna Atascosa NWR (Cameron Co., TX)(2)
See Also
Most similar to A. strigatus and A. spretulus, but the lack of posterior femoral lines and significantly shallower punctures of the pronotum will quickly distinguish this species. (Stebnicka & Lago 2005)
Biological notes recorded for A. cognatus by Hoffman (1935) almost certainly refer to A. strigatus or A. spretulus.
Print References
Hoffman C.H. (1935) Biological notes on Ataenius cognatus (LeC.), a new pest of golf greens in Minnesota. J. Econ. Entomol. 28: 666-667.
Internet References
Works Cited
1.The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. V. Revision of the A. strigatus-group (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)
Stebnicka Z T., Lago P. K. 2005. Insecta Mundi 19: 55‒83.
2.Beetle biodiversity response to vegetation restoration of mid-valley riparian woodland in the LRGV of southern Texas.
King, J.E. 2015. Unpublished master's thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station. viii + 218 pp.