Taxonavigation

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Aphodiinae
Tribus: Eupariini
Genus: Ataenius
Species: Ataenius brouni
Synonym: Ataenius macilentus

Name

• Ataenius macilentus Blackburn, 1904
  • Authority for current placement: Stebnicka, 2001: 27 ('New synonymy')
  • Primary type: lectotype
    • Fixation: designated by Stebnicka & Howden (1997: 751)
    • Description: [adult]
    • Repository: BMNH
  • Type locality: 'New South Wales'

Primary references

• Blackburn, T. 1904: Revision of the Australian Aphodiides, and descriptions of three new species allied to them. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (n.s.), 17: 145–181. BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see pp. 160 (in key), 167]

• Stebnicka, Z.T. & Howden, H.F. 1997. Revision of the Australian species of Ataenius Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Invertebrate taxonomy 11(5): 735–821. DOI: 10.1071/IT95046 Reference page.  [lectotype designation, see p. 751]

References

• Stebnicka, Z.T. 2001: Aphodiinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Fauna of New Zealand, 42. 64 pp. ISBN 0-478-09341-1. Online. Reference page.  [see p. 27]