Ataenius hesperius
| Ataenius hesperius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ataenius |
| Species: | A. hesperius |
| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974 | |
Ataenius hesperius is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas).[4] It is closely related to Ataenius texanus, but it tends to live more west.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ataenius hesperius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Ataenius hesperius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Ataenius hesperius species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius hesperius 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.
- ↑ "Species Ataenius hesperius". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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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