Ataeniopsis parallelus

Ataeniopsis parallelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Ataeniopsis
Species:	A. parallelus
Binomial name
	Ataeniopsis parallelus; (Petrovitz, 1961)
Synonyms
	Ataenius parallelus Petrovitz, 1961;

Ataeniopsis parallelus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.8–3 mm (0.11–0.12 in). The body is dark red and the head is alutaceous, with the clypeus slightly sinuate and with somewhat large denticles. The pronotum is densely punctate with both large and moderate punctures. The elytra are approximately twice as long as the pronotum and the interstriae are punctured by fine and inconspicuous punctures. The pygidium has three to four fine punctures along the median carina and the anterior margin is glossy and convex.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataeniopsis parallelus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
1 2 Gama, E. R.; Skelley, P. E.; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2026). "Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1038 (1): 1–225. Retrieved September 21, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataeniopsis parallelus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 21, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Gama, E. R.; Skelley, P. E.; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2026). "Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1038 (1): 1–225. Retrieved September 21, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.