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Ataenius hirsutus
Ataenius hirsutus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the United States (Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas) and Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz).
From the article Ataenius hirsutus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4.8 mm (0.14–0.19 in). They have an oblong, convex, moderately shiny, dark castaneous to piceous body. The elytra bear upright setae.
In human culture
Specimens have been collected in open meadows, and may also be found in the nest of Neotoma species.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 301673.