Parataenius

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Parataenius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Eupariini
Genus:Parataenius
Balthasar, 1961
Synonyms [1]
  • Brancoataenius Paulian, 1979

Parataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Parataenius. [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).

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Species

These six species belong to the genus Parataenius:

Parataenius simulator is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe & Northern Asia, Central America, North America, and South America.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Parataenius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Parataenius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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