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Ataenius oklahomensis
Ataenius oklahomensis is a small scarab beetle in the subfamily Aphodiinae, described by Brown in 1930. The species is endemic to the south-central United States, with records from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Like other members of the genus Ataenius, it is likely associated with soil and decaying organic matter, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented. The species name reflects its type locality in Oklahoma.
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Aphodiinae Ataenius Nearctic Oklahoma-endemic soil-dwelling-beetle 1930-description south-central-United-States scarab-beetle dung-beetle-relative Eupariini saprophagous-beetle undocumented-ecology rarely-collected type-locality-Oklahoma Texas-fauna Arkansas-fauna Louisiana-fauna turfgrass-habitat-possible grassland-insect prairie-insect gypsum-soil-habitat-possible mesquite-associated-fauna-possible Prosopis-associated-beetles-possible Celtis-associated-beetles-possible hackberry-associated-beetles-possible soapberry-associated-beetles-possible Sapindus-associated-beetles-possible early-season-activity-possible May-activity-observed-in-region cool-weather-tolerance-possible Gloss-Mountain-State-Park-fauna-possible gypsum-capped-mesa-fauna-possible northwestern-Oklahoma-fauna western-Oklahoma-insect mixed-grass-prairie-insect shortgrass-prairie-insect cross-timbers-fauna-possible Black-Mesa-fauna-possible Cimarron-County-fauna-possible 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Purshivora media
Purshivora media is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae. It is a specialist feeder associated with plants in the genus Purshia, commonly known as bitterbrush or cliffrose. The species is native to western North America where its host plants occur in arid and semi-arid shrubland habitats. Like other aphids, it reproduces parthenogenetically during favorable conditions.
aphid Hemiptera Purshia bitterbrush specialist-herbivore western-North-America Rosaceae phloem-feeder parthenogenesis Sternorrhyncha Aphididae plant-insect-interactions arid-shrubland-ecology sagebrush-steppe host-specific-herbivory insect-plant-coevolution xeric-habitat-specialist native-bee-pollinator-habitat wildlife-forage-plant-pest rangeland-entomology montane-shrubland-insect semi-arid-ecosystem-herbivore Rosaceae-feeding-aphid Purshia-glandulosa-associate Purshia-tridentata-associate cliffrose-aphid ant-tended-aphid-potential honeydew-producer natural-history-data-gap western-US-endemism Great-Basin-insect Colorado-Plateau-insect Sierra-Nevada-insect Cascade-Range-insect Rocky-Mountain-insect British-Columbia-insect Washington-insect Oregon-insect California-insect Nevada-insect Idaho-insect Montana-insect Wyoming-insect Utah-insect Arizona-insect New-Mexico-insect undescribed-life-history undescribed-morphology undescribed-behavior taxonomic-revision-needed 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