Biology:Ateuchus guatemalensis
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ateuchus |
| Species: | A. guatemalensis
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| Ateuchus guatemalensis (Bates, 1887)
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Ateuchus guatemalensis, is a species of dung beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Mexican states Chiapas and Oaxaca.[2][3]
Description
These beetles show slight sexual dimorphism. The male is about 7.9mm in length, with an elongate-oval and convex body, glossy black beetle with reddish to greenish sheen. The female is similar, but has a less convex pygidium and more acute clypeal teeth.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ateuchus guatemalensis Red List status". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/137471/525583.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Moctezuma, V.; Sánchez-Huerta, J. L.; Halffter, G. (2018-03-29). "Two new species of Ateuchus with remarks on ecology, distributions, and evolutionary relationships". ZooKeys (747): 71–86. doi:10.3897/zookeys.747.22731. PMID 29674904. PMC 5904362. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/22731/element/7/ateuchus-benitojuarezi/. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ↑ "Ateuchus guatemalensis (Bates, 1887)". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7ZLXZ.
Wikidata ☰ Q55604352 entry
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