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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 » strigatus species group (Ataenius strigatus species group) » Black Turfgrass Ataenius (Ataenius spretulus)
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beetle - Ataenius spretulus
Copyright © 2009 Bo Zaremba

beetle - Ataenius spretulus
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 15, 2009
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Contributed by Bo Zaremba on 23 November, 2009 - 12:34pm
Last updated 28 December, 2009 - 6:52am

Possibly Ataenius spretulus -- Paul E. Skelley det.
Moved tentatively from Ataenius.
… v belov, 28 December, 2009 - 6:52am login or register to post comments

Regrettably
no other pics.
… Bo Zaremba, 23 November, 2009 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Bo--
that's okay: you can never predict what angle/detail it takes to ensure identification of a particular beetle. that's why many people stick to leps but i would hate it if you would!
among the aphodiines, the most suggestive details to get to species are the head (the outline, convexity, surface finish & relief) and pronotal surface; to get to genera, [meta]tibial ridges/spurs are often all-important. i'm sayng all this not for you to memorize but to show you how @#$% complicated it gets with beetles. but you're doing fine, man. =v=
… v belov, 24 November, 2009 - 7:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 23 November, 2009 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

Ataenius; any other shots?
may or may not be further IDable
… v belov, 23 November, 2009 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

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