Ataeniopsis pusillus

Ataeniopsis pusillus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ataeniopsis
Species:
A. pusillus
Binomial name
Ataeniopsis pusillus
(Burmeister, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Euparia pusilla Burmeister, 1877

Ataeniopsis pusillus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–3.8 mm (0.14–0.15 in). They have a piceous body, with the legs lighter.

Life history

They have been collected in suburban grassland areas, riverine forests and tropical transition forests.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataeniopsis pusillus 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 30, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Stebnicka, Z. (2003). "Revision and hypothetical phylogenetic analysis of the species of the New World genus Ataeniopsis (Coleoptera: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)". European Journal of Entomology. 100 (1): 101-113. Retrieved September 30, 2026.