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Species Ataenius stephani

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 stephani (Ataenius stephani)

Explanation of Names

Ataenius stephani Cartwright 1974

named in honor of Karl Stephan, who collected most specimens(1)

Size

4.8-5.8 mm(1)

Range

CA-AZ, Mexico (Skelley 2008)(2)

Habitat

Once a rare riparian species, it is now a turf species on irrigated lawns (P.E. Skelley, pers. comm.)

Season

9.iv-19.ix (based on 365 spmns examined)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Ataenius, Aphotaenius, and Pseudataenius of the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) Oscar L. Cartwright. 1974. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 154.

2.	California Beetle Project

Contributed by v belov on 28 December, 2009 - 6:58am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 6 July, 2020 - 9:52pm

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