Turfgrass-associated-genus

Guides

• Ataenius punctifrons

  Ataenius punctifrons is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, originally described by Cartwright in 1974. GBIF records indicate this name is currently treated as a synonym of Ataenius texanus. The species has been documented from the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, including multiple U.S. states and Mexican states as well as parts of Central America and the Caribbean.

  scarab-beetleAphodiinaedung-beetlesynonymNearcticNeotropicalturfgrass-associated-genus