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Parataenius
Genus
Parataenius
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
Parataenius
Explanation of Names
Parataenius
Balthasar 1961
Numbers
a single species in our area, 2 spp. total
(
1
)
Size
4.0-5.5 mm
(
1
)
Range
se. US to S. America and West Indies;
P. simulator
introduced into Portugal, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Skelley P.E. (2008) Aphodiinae. In: Generic guide to New World scarab beetles
Contributed by
Phillip Harpootlian
on 27 December, 2006 - 8:20am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 30 October, 2017 - 8:58pm