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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Genus Parataenius

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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)