Galapagos Species Database
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Ataenius liogaster
escarabajo
Scavenger, in humus and dung; arid zone; March–June; in horse, tortoise, and iguana dung.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Scarabaeoidea
Family
Scarabaeidae
Section
Eupariini
Genus
Ataenius
Species
liogaster
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Ataenius isabelae Franz, 1985, fide Peck (2006). The type specimen is A. liogaster and the paratypes are A. cavagnaroi, fide Peck (2006).
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1989
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, 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.
- 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Ataenius liogaster", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5573. Accessed 1 November 2026.