Ataenius texanus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ataenius |
| Species: | A. texanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
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Ataenius texanus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.[1][2][3] It is closely related to Ataenius hesperius. which tends to live farther West.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ataenius texanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Ataenius texanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Ataenius texanus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "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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