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Ataenius aequatorialis Petrovitz, 1961

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Ataenius aequatorialis Sierra Negra Volcano, Isabela island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 5255) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Ataenius aequatorialis Sierra Negra Volcano, Isabela island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 5255) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Scavenger, on dung or humus; arid to pampa zones; February–July; litter, tortoise dung, carrion, FIT, at lights.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Scarabaeoidea

Family
Scarabaeidae

Section
Eupariini

Genus
Ataenius

Species
aequatorialis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: A. aequinoctialis, fide Peck (2006); related to Ataenius vincentiae Arrow of the West Indies.

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Isabela, Pinta, Rábida, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

  • Cook, J. Peck S.B. (2000) Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Galápagos Islands. The Canadian Entomologist 132: 281-300.
  • Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
  • Peck, S.B. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.

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