Ataenius — род пластинчатоусых жуков из трибы Eupariini (Aphodiinae). Космополитный род, который включает около 300 видов.
Описание Жуки овальной формы длиной 2,0—7,0 мм. Тело удлинённое, цилиндрическое, гладкое или нет, светло-красноватое, бежевое или сероватое. Голова имеет различную скульптуру, может иметь морщины, пунктировку или глинистое покрытие; клипеус всегда волнистый посередине, край может быть закруглённым, зубчатым или тупым. Переднеспинка поперечная, блестящая, шагреневая или с глинистым покрытием, с различной степенью пунктировки. Надкрылья изменчивые, межбороздки могут быть блестящими или непрозрачными, гладкими или опушёнными, выпуклыми, килевидными или плоскими, бугорчатыми или нет, шагреневыми или с глинистым покрытием.
Классификация Включает около 300 видовStebnicka Z.T. 2001c. The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. I. Revision of the A. crenator group, A. nugator-group and A. perforatus-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 44 (3): 253—283. Stebnicka, 2002, The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. II. Revision of the West Indian A. terminalis group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini), Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 45 (3): 259—281 Stebnicka Z.T. 2003e. The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. III. Revision of the A. imbricatus-group sensu lato (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 46: 219—249. https://doi.org/10.3409/173491504783995834Stebnicka Z.T. 2004. The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. IV. Revision of the A. strigicauda-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 47: 211—228. https://doi.org/10.3409/173491504783995834Stebnicka Z.T. & Lago P.K. 2005. The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. V. Revision of the A. strigatus group (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Insecta Mundi 19: 55—83. https://doi.org/10.3409/173491505783995653Stebnicka Z.T. 2005b. The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. VI. Revision of the A. aequalis-platensis-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 48: 99—138. https://doi.org/10.3409/173491505783995653Stebnicka Z.T. 2006b. The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. VII. Revision of the A. complicatus-group (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 49: 89—114. https://doi.org/10.3409/000000006783995364Stebnicka Z.T. 2007b. The Genus Ataenius Harold, 1867 of New World. Iconography I. Slawkowska Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.Stebnicka Z.T. 2007c. The New World species of Ataenius Harold, 1867. VIII. Revision of the A. scutellaris-group and diagnosis of the A. texanus-carinator group with descriptions of new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 50: 45-81. https://doi.org/10.3409/000000007783995138.
Ataenius abancay Stebnicka, 2005 Ataenius abditus (Haldeman, 1848) Ataenius abdominalis Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius aciculus Hinton, 1937 Ataenius acutulus Schmidt, 1913 Ataenius aequalis Harold, 1880 Ataenius aequatorialis Petrovitz, 1961 Ataenius africanus Endrödi, 1967 Ataenius alternatus (Melsheimer, 1845) Ataenius ambaritae Stebnicka, 1988 Ataenius angulatus Petrovitz, 1964 Ataenius annanus Stebnicka & Howden, 1997Stebnicka, Z., & Howden, H. (1997). A revision of the Australian species of Ataenius Harold. Invertebrate Taxonomy 11(5):735—821. Ataenius aphodiiformis Bordat & Théry, 2012Théry, T., & Bordat, P. (2012). Aphodiidae de Nouvelle-Calédonie : mise à jour des connaissances et descriptions de nouvelles espèces. Bulletin De La Société Entomologique De France 117(3):309—338. http://www.lasef.org/new/117(3)/8-1621%20Thery%20&%20Bordat.pdf Ataenius apicalis Hinton, 1937 Ataenius arenosus Harold, 1868 Ataenius argillaceus Schmidt, 1916 Ataenius arrowi Hinton, 1936 Ataenius asper Petrovitz, 1975 Ataenius atramentarius (Erichson, 1847) Ataenius attenuator Harold, 1874 Ataenius australasiae Boheman, 1858 Ataenius australis Harold, 1875 Ataenius balthasari Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius barberi Cartwright, 1974 Ataenius basiceps Lea, 1923 Ataenius beattyi Chapin, 1940 Ataenius benarabyensis Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius bicolor Petrovitz, 1963 Ataenius biroi Endrödi, 1951 Ataenius bispinulosus Schmidt, 1911 Ataenius blapoides Balthasar, 1947 Ataenius bolivarensis Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius bolivari Stebnicka, 2001 Ataenius borgmeieri Hinton, 1936 Ataenius borjae Stebnicka, 2005 Ataenius brevicollis (Wollaston, 1854) Ataenius brevis Fall, 1930 Ataenius brevitarsis Petrovitz, 1964 Ataenius brouni Sharp, 1876 Ataenius brunneus Schmidt, 1922 Ataenius buenavistae Stebnicka, 2001 Ataenius caesoides Fairmaire, 1899 Ataenius caicarae Stebnicka, 2005 Ataenius californicus Horn, 1887 Ataenius canoasus Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius carinatipennis Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius carinator Harold, 1874 Ataenius cartago Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius cartwrighti Chalumeau & Gruner, 1974 Ataenius castaniellus Bates, 1887 Ataenius catarinaensis Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius catenulatus (Erichson, 1847) Ataenius cavagnaroi Cartwright, 1970 Ataenius ceylonensis Schmidt, 1912 Ataenius chapini Hinton, 1937 Ataenius chilensis (Solier, 1851) Ataenius chinacotae Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius circulusbrumalis Petrovitz, 1964 Ataenius clavatus Schmidt, 1916 Ataenius clitellarius Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius cochabambae Stebnicka, 2005 Ataenius cognatus (LeConte, 1858) Ataenius columbicus Harold, 1880 Ataenius communis Hinton, 1936 Ataenius complicatus Harold, 1869 Ataenius confertus Fall, 1909 Ataenius convexus Robinson, 1940 Ataenius coriarius Schmidt, 1912 Ataenius corporaali Boucomont, 1924 Ataenius corrosus Chapin, 1940 Ataenius costulifer Balthasar, 1951 Ataenius crenaticollis Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius crenatipennis MacLeay, 1871 Ataenius crenator Harold, 1876 Ataenius crenatostriatus (Blanchard, 1851) Ataenius crenulatus Schmidt, 1910 Ataenius cribrithorax Bates, 1887 Ataenius cristobalensis Cook & Peck, 2000 Ataenius cucutae Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius cylindrus Horn, 1871 Ataenius dentatus Koshantshikov, 1916 Ataenius depilis Petrovitz, 1976 Ataenius deserti Blackburn, 1894 Ataenius desertus Horn, 1871 Ataenius ecruensis Stebnicka & Lago, 2005 Ataenius edungalbae Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius elegans Harold, 1868 Ataenius elisaensis Stebnicka, 2002 Ataenius elongatulus MacLeay, 1888 Ataenius elongatus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1811) Ataenius endroedyyoungai Endrödi, 1973 Ataenius erinaceus Petrovitz, 1961 Ataenius eringundae Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius erratus Fall, 1930 Ataenius eurynotus Lea, 1923 Ataenius excisicollis Petrovitz, 1961 Ataenius exiguus Brown, 1932 Ataenius fattigi Cartwright, 1948 Ataenius floreanae Cook & Peck, 2000 Ataenius forgiei Bordat & Théry, 2012 Ataenius forsteri Balthasar, 1960 Ataenius freyi Petrovitz, 1961 Ataenius gammonensis Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius garamas Peyerimhoff, 1929 Ataenius gascoyneensis Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius gibbus Blackburn, 1904 Ataenius gilesi Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius glabriventris Schmidt, 1911 Ataenius glaseri Cartwright, 1974 Ataenius gracilis (Melsheimer, 1845) Ataenius granchacoensis Balthasar, 1939 Ataenius granocostatus Schmidt, 1912 Ataenius griffini Cartwright, 1974 Ataenius gruneri Chalumeau, 1979 Ataenius guanacastae Stebnicka, 2005 Ataenius guayasi Stebnicka, 2001 Ataenius gungareei Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius guriensis Stebnicka, 2005 Ataenius heinekeni (Wollaston, 1854) Ataenius hesperius Cartwright, 1974 Ataenius hirsutus Horn, 1871 Ataenius hispaniolae Chalumeau, 1982 Ataenius hispidus Harold, 1867 Ataenius holopubescens Hinton, 1938 Ataenius horticola Harold, 1869 Ataenius howdeni Chalumeau, 1978 Ataenius hrubanti Balthasar, 1967 Ataenius huanus Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius humptydooensis Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius hygrophilus Paulian, 1947 Ataenius icanus Balthasar, 1941 Ataenius illaetabilis Lea, 1923 Ataenius imbricatoides Schmidt, 1909 Ataenius imbricatus (Melsheimer, 1845) Ataenius imparilis Blackburn, 1904 Ataenius impiger Schmidt, 1916 Ataenius impressus (Petrovitz, 1963) Ataenius incanus Balthasar, 1951 Ataenius indutus Petrovitz, 1961 Ataenius inquisitus Horn, 1887 Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887 Ataenius insolitus Schmidt, 1909 Ataenius insulae Chalumeau & Gruner, 1974 Ataenius insularis Lea, 1923 Ataenius integer Harold, 1868 Ataenius integricollis Lea, 1923 Ataenius intermedius Bates, 1887 Ataenius iquitosae Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius isabelae Franz, 1985 Ataenius jamaicensis Chapin, 1940 Ataenius jardinensis Stebnicka, 2002 Ataenius jelineki Chalumeau, 1982 Ataenius kapalgaensis Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius klapperichi Howden, 1978 Ataenius kochi Balthasar, 1941 Ataenius koebelei Blackburn, 1904 Ataenius koelleri Balthasar, 1963 Ataenius koghianus Paulian, 1991 Ataenius lamarensis Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius lamotteiroyi Bordat, 1992 Ataenius lanei Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius languidus Schmidt, 1911 Ataenius latus Petrovitz, 1963 Ataenius lenkoi Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius liogaster Bates, 1887 Ataenius lobatus Horn, 1871 Ataenius londrinae Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius longiclavus Petrovitz, 1970 Ataenius lucanus Horn, 1871 Ataenius luctuosus (Burmeister, 1877) Ataenius luteomargo Chapin, 1940 Ataenius madagassicus Bordat, 1990 Ataenius maghribinicus Baraud, 1985 Ataenius martinezi Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius miamii Cartwright, 1934 Ataenius michelii Chalumeau, 1978 Ataenius microtrichopterus Lea, 1923 Ataenius millstreamae Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius montanus Schmidt, 1911 Ataenius monteithi Paulian, 1991 Ataenius monticola Paulian, 1940 Ataenius montreuili Bordat & Théry, 2012 Ataenius morator Harold, 1869 Ataenius murchisoni Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius nakpandurii Endrödi, 1973 Ataenius nanus (DeGeer, 1774) Ataenius napoensis Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius nigricans Paulian, 1933 Ataenius noques Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius noronhai Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius nudus Blackburn, 1904 Ataenius nugator Harold, 1880 Ataenius oaxacaensis Stebnicka & Lago, 2005 Ataenius ocumarensis Stebnicka, 2001 Ataenius oklahomensis Brown, 1930 Ataenius onkonensis Stebnicka, 2005 Ataenius opacipennis Schmidt, 1910 Ataenius opatrinus Harold, 1867 Ataenius opatroides (Balthasar, 1947) Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871 Ataenius pacificus (Sharp, 1879) Ataenius palmaritoensis Stebnicka, 2007 Ataenius palmerstoni Blackburn, 1891 Ataenius palustris (Montrouzier, 1860) Ataenius panamensis Hinton, 1936 Ataenius parallelipennis Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius parvus Lea, 1923 Ataenius pearlensis Stebnicka, 2006 Ataenius peregianensis Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius peregrinator Harold, 1877 Ataenius pereirai Petrovitz, 1970 Ataenius perforatus Harold, 1867 Ataenius pertuga Balthasar, 1961 Ataenius petrovitzi Balthasar, 1960 Ataenius picinus Harold, 1867 Ataenius platensis (Blanchard, 1847) Ataenius plaumanni Petrovitz, 1973 Ataenius polyglyptus Bates, 1887 Ataenius pseudimparilis Stebnicka & Howden, 1997 Ataenius pseudocarinator Balthasar, 1947 Ataenius pseudoclavatus Stebnicka, 2005 Ataenius pseudocommunis Stebnicka, 2001 Ataenius pseudostercorator Stebnicka, 2003 Ataenius pseudousingeri Galante, Stebnicka & Verdú, 2003 Ataenius punctatohirsutus Schmidt, 1909 Ataenius puncticollis LeConte, 1868 Ataenius punctipennis Harold, 1868 Ataenius purator Harold, 1868 Ataenius quintanaroo Stebnicka, 2006 Ataenius raccurti Chalumeau, 1978 Ataenius rakovici Bordat & Théry, 2012 Ataenius raslani Bordat & Théry, 2012 Ataenius raucus Schmidt, 1908 Ataenius robustus Horn, 1871 Ataenius rosinae Balthasar, 1967 Ataenius rubrotessellatus (Blanchard, 1843) Ataenius sabinoi Cartwright, 1974 Ataenius saltae Stebnicka, 2007