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Ataenius imbricatus

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Laboratorio de Scarabaeoidologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367 Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. & Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Rodovia Dourados / Itahum, Km 12 - Unidade II, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
  • 2. Florida State Collection of Arthropods, 1911 SW 34 Street, Gainesville, Florida 32608, USA. & Paul.
  • 3. Laboratorio de Scarabaeoidologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia e Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Av. Fernando Correa da Costa, 2367 Boa Esperança, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. & Instituto Nacional de Coleoptera (INCol) an INCT (National Institute of Science and Technology) by Brazil's National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (408430 / 2024 - 9).

Description

Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1844)

Aphodius imbricatus Melsheimer, 1844: 136.

Ataenius sordidus Harold, 1869b: 103.

Ataenius imbricatus – Harold 1869a: 1066.

BRAZIL – 1 spec.; Est. rio Mamangua; 25–27 Oct. 2000; CEMT. – Acre • 1 spec.; Rio Branco; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; Embrapa, Jun. 1987; M. Fazolin leg.; CEMT. – Alagoas • 2 specs; Penedo, APA Murituba Peixe; 19–25 Jul. 2019; A.B. Farias and Lasda leg.; CEMT. – Bahia • 1 spec.; Camaru, 13°58′ S, 39°10′ W; Dec. 2011; C.M.P. Leite leg.; pasture; CEMT • 2 specs; Caravelas; 25 Mar. 1997; Anjos and Silveira leg.; CEMT • 2 specs; Mucuri; 21 Jan. 1997; Anjos and Silveira leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 24 Nov. 1997; CEMT • 1 spec.; Presidente Tancredo Neves; 13°23′42″ S, 39°18′35″ W; Jan. 2011; C.M.P. Leite leg.; 253 mols. parc 57; pitfall; CEMT • 1 spec.; Una, REBIO de Una; 15°10′19″ S, 39°3′40″ W; 44 m; 10 Aug. 2016; APMS, DMT and APP leg.; light; CEMT • 1 sec.; same data as for preceding; 15°10′32″ S, 39°03′22″ W; elev. 17 m; 11 Aug. 2016; Rio Maruim; CEMT. – Espírito Santo • 1 spec.; Linhares; Jan. 2005; J. Santos leg.; CEMT. – Ceará • 1 spec.; Pacatuba, Caracanga; 2 Feb. 1986; P.M.B. Carvalho leg.; CEMT. – Maranhão • 1 spec.; Carolina, Fazenda Cincorá; 17–22 Oct. 2009; F. Limeira-de-Oliveira, R.O. Souza and M.B. Aguiar Neto leg.; light trap; CEMT. – Mato Grosso • 1 spec.; Alta Floresta, Chacará Recanto das Orquídeas; 3 Oct. 2011; P.A. Bevel; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cuiabá, Boa Esperança, 15°36′31″ S, 56°03′19″ W; 28 Oct. 2021; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello leg.; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cuiabá, 15°36′39″ S, 56°03′33″ W; 3 Dec. 2008; Mota and Schutz leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cuiabá, Distrito Guia, Fazenda Santhidi; 15°28′47″ S, 56°7′33″ W; elev. 180 m; 11 Dec. 2009; L.R. Silva leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cuiabá, Morada do Ouro; 15°34′02″ S, 26°03′25″ W; May 2021 – Nov. 2021; L.A.C.S. Santos leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Nobres, Distrito coqueiral; 26 Jun. 2010; D. Nonato leg.; manually; CEMT • 1 spec.; Poconé; Jul. 2000; J. Lopes leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Poconé, Parque Nacional do Pantanal, Sede do Parque; 17°50739′ S, 57°24170′ W; 15 Nov. 2011; J.L. Silva leg.; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Poconé, RPPN SESC, Base UFMT; 16°29′52″ S, 56°24′45″ W; 19–23 Jul. 2011; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; SESC Pantanal; 28 Jan. 1998; forest; light trap; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 29 Jan. 1998; acuri palm tree; light trap; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 28 Feb. 1998; forest; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 28 Mar. 1998; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 23 Apr. 1998; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 26 Apr. 1998; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 29 Dec. 1997; CEMT • 1 spec.; Sesc Pantanal; 14 May 2002; light trap; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 4 Jul. 2002; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 6 Sep. 2002; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 5 Jul. 2003; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 7 Jul. 2003; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 5 Aug. 2003; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 15 Sep. 2004; CEMT • 1 spec.; Poconé, Pousada Araras; 3 Dec. 1998; J.L. Moreno and T. Mestre leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Santo Antônio do Leverger, Porto de fora; 16°05′17″ S, 55°48′41″ W; 29–31 Dec. 2019; B. Bordin, B. Queiroz and M. Pereira leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Várzea Grande, Sítio Toca da Coruja; 15°33′07″ S, 56°19′07″ W; elev. 230 m; 18 Oct. 2020; A. Petini-Belini leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Várzea Grande; 15°40′ S, 56°10′ W; Nov. 2021 – Feb. 2022; J. Arias leg.; light CEMT. – Mato Grosso do Sul • 1 spec.; Corumbá, Fazenda São Bento, Prox Porto Jofre; 14 Apr. 2011; R.V. Nunes leg.; light; CEMT • 1 spec.; Guia Lopes da Laguna; 5 Mar. 2008; A.R. Abot leg.; light trap; CEMT. – Minas Gerais • 4 specs; Águas Vermelhas; Dec.1997; A. Bello and F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; Dec. 1997; A. Bello leg.; CEMT. – Pernambuco • 1 spec.; Igarassu; 27 Apr. 2007; Costa leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Carolina; 9°08′14″ S, 40°18′7″ W; elev. 365 m; 11 Nov. 2015; J.B.G. Santos leg.; CEMT. – Pará • 1 spec.; Vigia, Fazenda Mangue Seco; 20–22 Jun. 2010; CEMT. – Paraíba • 1 spec.; São José dos Cordeiros, Fazenda Almas; 4–5 May 2003; Valderez and Rothéa leg.; light; CEMT. – Roraima • 1 spec.; Amajari, EsEc Maracá; 3°20′59″ S, 61°25′22″ W; elev. 83 m; 24 Mar. 2016; A.P.M. Santos et al. leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Alto Alegre, lavrado; 2°53′45″ S, 60°39′42″ W; elev. 81 m; 5 May 2005; E.G.F. Morais leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Rio Uraricoera, Ilha de Maraca; 2–13 May 1987; J.A. Rafael, J.E.B Brasil and L.S. Aquino leg.; suspended trap; CEMT • 2 specs; same data as for the preceding; INPA • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 21–30 Nov. 1987; J.A. Rafael et al. leg.; Malaise trap; INPA. – Santa Catarina • 1 spec.; Florianópolis; 27°40′ S, 48°31′ W; Jan. 2009; Hernández and Heusi leg.; frontal dune; pitfall; CEMT. – São Paulo • 1 spec.; Anhembi, ESALQ/USP; E.N.L. Ferreira leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Cerqueira César; Dec. 1992; J. Carlos leg.; CEMT.

MEXICO – Veracruz • 1 spec.; Los Tuxtlas; Oct. 1997; Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT • 1 spec.; Acajete, Plan de Sedeño; elev. 1950 m; 28 May 2004; Ordano and Vaz-de-Mello leg.; CEMT.

Notes

Published as part of Gama, Emanuel R. R., Skelley, Paul E. & Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Z., 2026, Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil, pp. 1-225 in European Journal of Taxonomy 1038 (1) on pages 84-85, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1038.3175, http://zenodo.org/record/19369988

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Identifiers

URL
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D87BEFFF7FFA7FF61FE29FB6AFD12

Is part of
Journal article: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1038.3175 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/19369988 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFB4FFC6FFA4FFF3FFDCFF9DFFF4FFB3 (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/09FBBB01-5A0B-4329-A627-3946B9814D44 (URL)
Is source of
https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/038D87BEFFF7FFA7FF61FE29FB6AFD12 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/318350394 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/314725/taxon/038D87BEFFF7FFA7FF61FE29FB6AFD12.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
CEMT , INPA
Event date
1986-02-02 , 1987-05-02 , 1987-11-21 , 1997-01-21 , 1997-03-25 , 1997-11-24 , 1997-12-29 , 1998-01-28 , 1998-01-29 , 1998-02-28 , 1998-03-28 , 1998-04-23 , 1998-04-26 , 1998-12-03 , 2000-10-25 , 2002-05-14 , 2002-07-04 , 2002-09-06 , 2003-05-04 , 2003-07-05 , 2003-07-07 , 2003-08-05 , 2004-05-28 , 2004-09-15 , 2005-05-05 , 2007-04-27 , 2008-03-05 , 2008-12-03 , 2009-10-17 , 2009-12-11 , 2010-06-20 , 2010-06-26 , 2011-04-14 , 2011-07-19 , 2011-10-03 , 2011-11-15 , 2015-11-11 , 2016-03-24 , 2016-08-10 , 2016-08-11 , 2019-07-19 , 2019-12-29 , 2020-10-18 , 2021-10-28
Verbatim event date
1986-02-02 , 1987-05-02/13 , 1987-11-21/30 , 1997-01-21 , 1997-03-25 , 1997-11-24 , 1997-12-29 , 1998-01-28 , 1998-01-29 , 1998-02-28 , 1998-03-28 , 1998-04-23 , 1998-04-26 , 1998-12-03 , 2000-10-25/27 , 2002-05-14 , 2002-07-04 , 2002-09-06 , 2003-05-04/05 , 2003-07-05 , 2003-07-07 , 2003-08-05 , 2004-05-28 , 2004-09-15 , 2005-05-05 , 2007-04-27 , 2008-03-05 , 2008-12-03 , 2009-10-17/22 , 2009-12-11 , 2010-06-20/22 , 2010-06-26 , 2011-04-14 , 2011-07-19/23 , 2011-11-15 , 2015-11-11 , 2016-08-10 , 2016-08-11 , 2019-07-19/25 , 2019-12-29/31 , 2020-10-18 , 2021-10-28
Scientific name authorship
Melsheimer
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scarabaeidae
Genus
Ataenius
Species
imbricatus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1844) sec. Gama, Skelley & Vaz-De-Mello, 2026

References

  • Melsheimer F. E. 1844. Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia 2: 134-160. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6605827 [accessed 26 Feb. 2024].
  • Harold E. 1869 b. Diagnosen neuer Coprophagen. Coleopterologische Hefte 5: 94-104.
  • Harold E. 1869 a. Scarabaeidae. In: Gemminger M. & Harold E. Catalogus Coleopterum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus er systematicus. Tom IV. E. H. Gummi, Munich [Monachii]. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.9089