Ataenius cylindrus
| Ataenius cylindrus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ataenius |
| Species: | A. cylindrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius cylindrus Horn, 1871 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ataenius cylindrus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the United States (Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Yersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.3–4 mm (0.13–0.16 in). They have an oblong, convex, moderately shining, black body.[3]
Life history
[edit]Specimens have been collected in half dry cow dung, but also on the dry ground surface under excrements.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius cylindrus 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. (2007). "The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. VIII. Revision of the A. scutellaris-group and diagnosis of the A. texanus-carinator group with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 50B (2): 45–81. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
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