Ataenius picinus

Ataenius picinus, the pitchy scarab, is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia, Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America.[1][2][3]

Ataenius picinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ataenius
Species:
A. picinus
Binomial name
Ataenius picinus
Harold, 1867
Synonyms[1]
  • Ataenius alegrus Lea, 1923
  • Ataenius boucomontii Fall, 1930
  • Ataenius darlingtoni Paulian, 1934
  • Ataenius duplopunctatus Hinton, 1937
  • Ataenius paracognatus Paulian, 1937
  • Ataenius queirosii Balthasar, 1947
  • Ataenius salutator Richards, 1959
  • Saprosites rugosus Balthasar, 1961

References
  1. "Ataenius picinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Ataenius picinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.


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