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Ataenius picinus Harold, 1867 (a species of scarab-beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

TMAG collections

Tom Weir (pers. comm. 2020)

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea

Family: Scarabaeidae

Subfamily: Aphodiinae

Tribe: Eupariini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 6
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: dung-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Ataenius picinus
Ataenius picinus
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