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| Ataenius desertus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ataenius |
| Species: | A. desertus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius desertus Horn, 1871 | |
Ataenius desertus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the United States (Arizona, California, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah) and Mexico (Baja California Sur, Durango, Sonora).[4][5]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.3–4.5 mm (0.13–0.18 in). They have an oblong, shiny, orange or rusty brown body.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ataenius desertus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Ataenius desertus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Ataenius desertus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius desertus 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 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Stebnicka, Z. (2005). "The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. VI. Revision of the A. aequalis-platensis-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 48B (1–2): 99-138. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
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Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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