Ataenius hirsutus
Horn, 1871
Ataenius hirsutus is a small aphodiine dung beetle in the Scarabaeidae, first described by Horn in 1871. It occurs across the southwestern United States and Mexico, with records from Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, and multiple Mexican states including Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, and Veracruz. As a member of the tribe Eupariini, it belongs to a group of beetles typically associated with decomposing organic matter and soil .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Ataenius hirsutus: //əˈtiːniəs hɜːrˈsuːtəs//
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Distribution
Nearctic: United States (Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas); Neotropical: Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz)