Ataenius (original) (raw)

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Genus of beetles

Ataenius
Ataenius imbricatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Eupariini
Genus: _Ataenius_Harold, 1867
Synonyms[1]
Hexalus Mulsant and Rey, 1870Placopterus Schmidt, 1913Pseudammoecius Chalumeau, 1983

Ataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 290 described species in Ataenius.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ataenius spretulus

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