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| Ataenius stercorator | |
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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. stercorator |
| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius stercorator (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Ataenius stercorator is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Tocantins), Paraguay, Uruguay and possibly Suriname.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). They have a sooty-black, slightly opalescent, glabrous, uncoated body.[3]
Life history
[edit]Specimens have been collected in bovine dung on wet grassland and pastures.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius stercorator 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 28, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Stebnicka, Z. (2003). "The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. III. Revision of the A.imbricatus-group sensu lato (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 46 (3): 219-249. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
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