Ataenius spretulus, the black turfgrass ataenius, is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Ataenius spretulus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ataenius
Species:
A. spretulus
Binomial name
Ataenius spretulus
(Haldeman, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ataenius consors Fall, 1930
  • Ataenius falli Hinton, 1934

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ataenius spretulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Ataenius spretulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • 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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