Parataenius
Genus of beetles
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Parataenius is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about six described species in Parataenius.[1][2][3]
| Parataenius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Eupariini |
| Genus: | Parataenius Balthasar, 1961 |
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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)
