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An Ataenius imbricatus in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/30/2015). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.
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An Ataenius imbricatus in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/7/2016). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.
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Ataenius imbricatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/14/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Ataenius imbricatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/14/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Ataenius imbricatus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Ataenius imbricatus in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/2/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Ataenius imbricatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ataenius |
| Species: | A. imbricatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1845)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ataenius imbricatus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.[1]

References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ataenius imbricatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Ataenius imbricatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Ataenius imbricatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Ataenius imbricatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Ataenius imbricatus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
- Hardy, A. (1991). A catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico: Family Scarabaeidae, Subfamilies Rutelinae and Dynastinae (PDF). USDA Agriculture Handbook.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Riley, Edward G.; Wolfe, Charles S. (2003). "An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas" (PDF). Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement.
- White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.
External links
[edit]- Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
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