Ataenius

Ataenius
	Ataenius imbricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Eupariini
Genus:	Ataenius; Harold, 1867
Synonyms[1]
	Hexalus Mulsant and Rey, 1870 ; Placopterus Schmidt, 1913 ; Pseudammoecius Chalumeau, 1983 ;

Ataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 290 described species in Ataenius.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ataenius spretulus

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