Ataenius columbicus
| Ataenius columbicus | |
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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. columbicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius columbicus Harold, 1880 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ataenius columbicus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo), Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4.3–5.5 mm (0.17–0.22 in). They have a dark brown to piceous, more or less shining, subparallel-sided body.[3]
Life history
[edit]Specimens have been recorded from subtropical scrub forest, and have been found under logs,on Lophophytum plants, as well as in cattle dung.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius columbicus 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. (2004). "The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. IV. Revision of the A. strigicauda-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 47 (3–4): 211–228. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
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