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Species Ateuchus lecontei

Ateuchus lecontel - Ateuchus lecontei - male

Ateuchus lecontei (Harold) - Ateuchus lecontei

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 Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)

Tribe Ateuchini

Genus Ateuchus

Species lecontei (Ateuchus lecontei)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ateuchus lecontei (Harold)

Orig. Comb: Choeridium lecontei Harold, 1868

Numbers

4 spp. n. of Mex. (1)

Identification

base of the pronotum does not descend below the level of the base of the elytra

Range

e. coastal states (MS-FL-NY) - Map (2)(3)(4), other interior records on GBIF not substanciated by Stephan (2002)(5) or by Riley & Wolfe (2003)(6)

Habitat

Extremely common in FL in a variety of situations (7)

Life Cycle

Most abundant at lights and in cow dung (7)

Remarks

Practically nothing has been published on the habits of this sp. (7)

See Also

A. histeroides - base of the pronotum descends below the level of the base of the elytra

Det. Michael C. Thomas, 2010

Ateuchus histeroides Weber

Det. E. G. Riley, 2012

Print References

Génier, F. 2000. A New North American Ateuchus Weber (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 54(3): 341-346. (1)

Harold, E. von. 1868. Monographie der Gattung Canthon. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift l2: l-144.

Works Cited

1.	A new North American Ateuchus Weber (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) Génier F. 2000. The Coleopterists Bulletin 54: 341-346.

2.	A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida. Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.

3.	Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina Phillip J. Harpootlian. 2001. Clemson University Public Service.

4.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

5.	List of Coleoptera Collected in Latimer County, Oklahoma by Karl Stephan (2002)

6.	An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement. 37 pp.

7.	The Scarab Beetles of Florida Robert Woodruff. 1973. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Contributed by Brad Barnd on 11 December, 2011 - 3:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 2 September, 2023 - 1:28pm

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