Ataenius platensis

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Ataenius platensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ataenius
Species:
A. platensis
Binomial name
Ataenius platensis
(Blanchard, 1847)
Synonyms [1]
  • Ataenius anticus Harold, 1868
  • Ataenius degallieri Fall, 1930
  • Ataenius granchaocensis Balthasar, 1939
  • Ataenius heyrovskyi Balthasar, 1947
  • Ataenius histrionicus Balthasar, 1960
  • Ataenius integer Chalumeau, 1990

Ataenius platensis is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. [1] [2] [3]

Scarabaeidae Family of beetles

The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank, and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011).

Caribbean Sea A sea of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by North, Central, and South America

The Caribbean Sea is an American Mediterranean Sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the north coast of South America.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ataenius platensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Ataenius platensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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