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Ataenius Harold, 1867
Taxonomic Serial No.: 187489

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Aphodinus Motschulsky, 1862
		Hexalus Mulsant and Rey, 1870
		Pseudammoecius Schmidt, 1913
		Placopterus Chalumeau, 1983
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2012

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Arthropoda – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods
	Subphylum	Hexapoda – hexapods
	Class	Insecta – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes
	Subclass	Pterygota – insects ailés, winged insects
	Infraclass	Neoptera – modern, wing-folding insects
	Superorder	Holometabola
	Order	Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 – beetles, coléoptčres, besouro
	Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886
	Infraorder	Scarabeiformia Crowson, 1960
	Superfamily	Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
	Family	Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 – scarab beetles
	Subfamily	Aphodiinae Leach, 1815
	Tribe	Eupariini Schmidt, 1910
	Genus	Ataenius Harold, 1867
		Direct Children:
	Species	Ataenius abditus (Haldeman, 1848)
	Species	Ataenius aequalis Harold, 1880
	Species	Ataenius alternatus (Melsheimer, 1845)
	Species	Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937
	Species	Ataenius barberi Cartwright, 1974
	Species	Ataenius brevicollis (Wollaston, 1854)
	Species	Ataenius brevis Fall, 1930
	Species	Ataenius californicus Horn, 1887
	Species	Ataenius carinator Harold, 1874
	Species	Ataenius castaniellus Bates, 1887
	Species	Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858)
	Species	Ataenius confertus Fall, 1909
	Species	Ataenius crenulatus Schmidt, 1910
	Species	Ataenius cribrithorax Bates, 1887
	Species	Ataenius cylindrus Horn, 1871
	Species	Ataenius desertus Horn, 1871
	Species	Ataenius ecruensis Stebnicka and Lago, 2005
	Species	Ataenius erratus Fall, 1930
	Species	Ataenius exiguus Brown, 1932
	Species	Ataenius fattigi Cartwright, 1948
	Species	Ataenius glaseri Cartwright, 1974
	Species	Ataenius gracilis (Melsheimer, 1845)
	Species	Ataenius heinekeni (Wollaston, 1854)
	Species	Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974
	Species	Ataenius hirsutus Horn, 1871
	Species	Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1845)
	Species	Ataenius inquisitus Horn, 1887
	Species	Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887
	Species	Ataenius languidus Schmidt, 1911
	Species	Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887
	Species	Ataenius lobatus Horn, 1871
	Species	Ataenius miamii Cartwright, 1934
	Species	Ataenius oklahomensis Brown, 1930
	Species	Ataenius opatrinus Harold, 1867
	Species	Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871
	Species	Ataenius pacificus (Sharp, 1879)
	Species	Ataenius peregrinator Harold, 1877
	Species	Ataenius picinus Harold, 1867
	Species	Ataenius platensis (Blanchard, 1847)
	Species	Ataenius puncticollis LeConte, 1868
	Species	Ataenius robustus Horn, 1871
	Species	Ataenius scabrelloides Petrovitz, 1962
	Species	Ataenius scabrellus Schmidt, 1909
	Species	Ataenius sculptor Harold, 1868
	Species	Ataenius setiger Bates, 1887
	Species	Ataenius spretulus (Haldeman, 1848)
	Species	Ataenius stephani Cartwright, 1974
	Species	Ataenius stercorator (Fabricius, 1775)
	Species	Ataenius strigatus (Say, 1823)
	Species	Ataenius texanus Harold, 1874
	Species	Ataenius utahensis Cartwright, 1974
	Species	Ataenius vandykei Cartwright, 1974
	Species	Ataenius waltherhorni Balthasar, 1938
	Species	Ataenius wenzelii Horn, 1887

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	Source:	Checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of the Nearctic Realm, website (version 4)
	Acquired:	2012
	Notes:	Smith, A.B.T. 2009. Checklist and Nomenclatural Authority File of the Scarabaeoidea of the Nearctic Realm. Version 4. Electronically published, Ottawa, Canada. 97 pp., available online at http://museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/SSSA/nearctic.htm
	Reference for:	Ataenius

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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