Ataenius basiceps (a species of scarab-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Tom Weir (pers. comm. 2020)
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Eupariini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 3.5
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: dung-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
