Ataenius brouni

Ataenius brouni (live adult male, length about 3.3 mm)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Aphodiinae
Tribus: Eupariini
Genus: Ataenius
Species: Ataenius brouni

Name

• Ataenius brouni (Sharp, 1876)
  • Authority for current placement: Watt, 1984: 12 ('new combination')
  • Original genus: Aphodius

Synonyms

• Aphodius brouni
• Ataenius macilentus
• Saprosites brouni

References

• Kuschel, G. 1990. Beetles in a suburban environment: A New Zealand case study. The identity and status of Coleoptera in the natural and modified habitats of Lynfield, Auckland (1974–1989). DSIR Plant Protection report, 3. 119 pp. ISBN 0-477-02596-X PDF. Reference page.  [see p. 51]
• Stebnicka, Z.T. 2001: Aphodiinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Fauna of New Zealand, 42. 64 pp. ISBN 0-478-09341-1. Online. Reference page.  [see p. 27, and Fig. 12, 39, 51, Map 10]
• Watt, J.C. 1984. A review of some New Zealand Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera). New Zealand Entomologist 8: 4–24. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.1984.9722456 . Reference page.  [see p. 12, and fig. 13]

Vernacular names

English: Broun's scarab

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