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| Ataenius apicalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ataenius |
| Species: | A. apicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1936 | |
Ataenius apicalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz) and in the United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in). They have a moderately convex, oblong, shiny black body.[3]
Life history
[edit]Specimens have been collected in raccoon and cow dung and human feces in swamp forests, Typha marshes, as well as in fungi and in rainforest litter.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius apicalis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Stebnicka, Z.; Lago, P. K. (2005). "The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. V. Revision of the A. strigatus group (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)". Insecta Mundi. 19 (1–2): 55–83. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
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