Species Ataenius cognatus - Slender Dung Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Ataenius cognatus (LeConte) - Ataenius cognatus

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

Type specimen

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 Unpublished master's thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station.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.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 12 November, 2009 - 11:53am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 18 July, 2020 - 7:32pm

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