Ateuchus guatemalensis

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Ateuchus guatemalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ateuchus
Species:
A. guatemalensis
Binomial name
Ateuchus guatemalensis
(Bates, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Ateuchus benitojuarezi Moctezuma, Halffter, Sánchez-Huerta, 2018

Ateuchus guatemalensis, is a species of dung beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Mexican states Chiapas and Oaxaca.[2][3]

Description[edit]

These beetles show slight sexual dimorphism. The male is about 7.9mm in length, with an elongate-oval and convex body, glossy black beetle with reddish to greenish sheen. The female is similar, but has a less convex pygidium and more acute clypeal teeth.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ateuchus guatemalensis Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  2. ^ a b Moctezuma, V.; Sánchez-Huerta, J. L.; Halffter, G. (2018-03-29). "Two new species of Ateuchus with remarks on ecology, distributions, and evolutionary relationships". ZooKeys (747): 71–86. doi:10.3897/zookeys.747.22731. PMC 5904362. PMID 29674904. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. ^ "Ateuchus guatemalensis (Bates, 1887)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-29.