Comprehensive Description
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Ataenius strigicauda Bates
Ataenius strigicauda Bates, 1887:96.
TYPE-LOCALITY.—Cordoba [Veracruz], Mexico.
LOCATION OF TYPE.—British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
SPECIMENS EXAMINED.—43.
DATES COLLECTED.—Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
DOMINICAN DISTRIBUTION.—Springfield Estate, Clarke Hall, Antrim 305 m, NW Pont Cassé, Cafe, Grand Bay, Bernard Estate near Portsmouth, St. Joseph, vers Rosalie, Morne Macaque.
PREVIOUSLY RECORDED DISTRIBUTION.—Mexico to Argentina, West Indies, Cuba, Bahamas, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, Guadeloupe, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Grenada, Becquia, Martinique.
- bibliographic citation
- Cartwright, Oscar Ling and Chalumeau, Fortuné E. 1978. "The Scarabaeoides of Dominica (Coleoptera) : Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-32. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.279
Ataenius: Brief Summary
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Ataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 290 described species in Ataenius.
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