Parataenius derbesis

Parataenius derbesis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Parataenius
Species:	P. derbesis
Binomial name
	Parataenius derbesis; (Solier, 1851)
Synonyms
	Aphodius derbesis Solier, 1851; Parataenius mirabilis Balthasar, 1961; Ataenius crenulatus Fairmaire, 1883; Euparia cribricollis Burmeister, 1877; Ataenius laborator Harold, 1869; Euparia rubripes Boheman, 1858;

Parataenius derbesis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), Paraguay and Uruguay.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). The body is suboval and dorsally glabrous. The head has transverse wrinkles and the clypeus is impunctate and emarginate. The pronotum is convex, with moderate punctures distributed across its surface. The lateral margin is crenulate and fringed with setae. The abdominal ventrites are weakly strigate, except the sixth one. The ventrites have punctures of two sizes, with the larger punctures setiferous.

Life history

They are attracted to cow and Lama guanicoe feces.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parataenius derbesis 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 3 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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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 21, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Parataenius derbesis 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 3 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.