Parataenius Explained

Parataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Parataenius.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Parataenius:

• Parataenius brunneus (Schmidt, 1922)
• Parataenius derbesis (Solier, 1851)
• Parataenius estero Stebnicka & Skelley, 2009
• Parataenius martinezi Stebnicka & Skelley, 2009
• Parataenius selvae Stebnicka & Skelley, 2009
• Parataenius simulator (Harold, 1868)

Further reading

• Web site: 2019-07-02. A Worldwide Checklist of the Tribes and Genera of Aegialiinae, Aphodiinae, Termitotroginae, Aulonocneminae, Scarabaeinae, and Coprinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae). 2001. Mathison . Blaine A.. Hardy . Martin. Bezdek . Aleš. Schoolmeesters . Paul.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. Ratcliffe. Brett. Jameson. Mary Liz. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330151517/http://www.museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Guide/Guide-introduction/Guideintro.html. 2019-03-30. dead.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.