Ataenius asper

Ataenius asper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Ataenius
Species:	A. asper
Binomial name
	Ataenius asper; Petrovitz, 1975

Ataenius asper is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–3.6 mm (0.14–0.14 in). They have an oblong-oval, moderately shining, piceous body, with short pubescence on the head, pronotum and apex of the elytra. The legs are dark brown and the club of the antennae is yellow.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius asper 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
1 2 Stebnicka, Z.; Howden, H. (1997). "A revision of the Australian species of Ataenius Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 11 (5): 735-821. Retrieved October 10, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ataenius asper 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 10, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Stebnicka, Z.; Howden, H. (1997). "A revision of the Australian species of Ataenius Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 11 (5): 735-821. Retrieved October 10, 2026.