Ataenius pseudostercorator
Appearance
| Ataenius pseudostercorator | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ataenius |
| Species: | A. pseudostercorator |
| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius pseudostercorator Stebnicka, 2003 | |
Ataenius pseudostercorator is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Bolivia and Brazil (Mato Grosso).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4.8–5.5 mm (0.19–0.22 in). They have an elongate, moderately convex, opaque, minutely setigerous body. The ground colour is brownish black, with the upper surface entirely encrusted by a yellowish grey argillaceous coating.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius pseudostercorator 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 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
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