Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1845) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1845)

Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1845)

Ataenius imbricatus is an aphodiine dung beetle in the Scarabaeidae family found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Ataenius
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1845)

Ataenius imbricatus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle that belongs to the family Scarabaeidae. This species occurs in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Ataenius

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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