Galapagos Species Database
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Ataenius atramentarius
escarabajo
Scavenger, on dung or humus; arid to humid forest and agriculture zones; January. June, September; in litter, cow dung, and old tortoise dung.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Scarabaeoidea
Family
Scarabaeidae
Section
Eupariini
Genus
Ataenius
Species
atramentarius
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Ataenius scutellaris Harold, 1867, Ataenius dampieri Petrovitz, 1961, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz
- 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.
- Van Dyke, E.C. (1953) The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 22: 1-181.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ataenius atramentarius", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5568. Accessed 31 October 2026.