Biology:Ataenius platensis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Ataenius platensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ataenius
Species:
A. platensis
Binomial name
Ataenius platensis
(Blanchard, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ataenius heyrovskyi Ataenius anticus
  • Fall, 1930 Chalumeau, 1990
  • Balthasar, 1960 Ataenius histrionicus
  • Ataenius granchaocensis Balthasar, 1947
  • Ataenius degallieri Balthasar, 1939
  • Harold, 1868 Ataenius integer

Ataenius platensis is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

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