Parataenius

Parataenius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Eupariini
Genus:	Parataenius Balthasar, 1961
Synonyms[1]
Brancoataenius Paulian, 1979

Parataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Parataenius.[1][2][3]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Parataenius:

• Parataenius brunneus (Schmidt, 1922)
• Parataenius derbesis (Solier, 1851)
• Parataenius estero Stebnicka & Skelley, 2009
• Parataenius martinezi Stebnicka & Skelley, 2009
• Parataenius selvae Stebnicka & Skelley, 2009
• Parataenius simulator (Harold, 1868)

References

1. "Parataenius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Parataenius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Parataenius genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Mathison, Blaine A.; Hardy, Martin; Bezdek, Aleš; Schoolmeesters, Paul (2001). "A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
• Ratcliffe, Brett; Jameson, Mary Liz. "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
• 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.