Ataenius cognatus, the slender dung beetle, is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and Oceania.[1][2][3]

Ataenius cognatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ataenius
Species:
A. cognatus
Binomial name
Ataenius cognatus
(LeConte, 1858)

References

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

Further reading

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  • 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.