Genus Ataenius Harold, 1867
- Ataenius Harold, E. von 1867. Diagnosen neuer Coprophagen. Coleopterologische Hefte 1: 76-83 [82].
Type species:
Ataenius scutellaris Harold, 1867 by original designation. - Aphodinus Motschulsky, 1862.
Type species:
Aphodius castanicolor Motschulsky, 1858 by subsequent designation, see ICZN 2010. Opinion 2241. Ataenius Harold, 1867 (Insecta, Coleoptera): precedence given over Aphodinus Motschulsky, 1862. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 67(1): 97-98.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- ICZN 2010. Opinion 2241. Ataenius Harold, 1867 (Insecta, Coleoptera): precedence given over Aphodinus Motschulsky, 1862. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 67(1): 97-98 [97]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: Bulloo River basin, Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, N coastal, W plateau
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, W plateau
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
- Fiji
- Indonesia
- Sulawesi (Celebes)
- Marshall Islands
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Western Samoa
Nearctic Region
Neotropical Region
Oriental Region
- Christmas Island (Aust. Terr.)
- Indonesia
- Java
- Kalimantan
- Sumatra
- Philippines
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Distribution References
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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18-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |