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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ateuchus |
| Species: | A. guatemalensis
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| Ateuchus guatemalensis (Bates, 1887)
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Description
editThese 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- ^ "Ateuchus guatemalensis Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ateuchus guatemalensis (Bates, 1887)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-29.