Ataenius Harold 1867b: 82
Aphodinus Motschulsky 1862: 55
ICZN 2010: 97
An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas
Hielkema, Auke J.
Hielkema, Meindert A.
Insecta Mundi
2019
2019-10-25
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Harold, 1867
Harold
1867
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Insecta
Aphodiidae
Ataenius
Animalia
Coleoptera
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Arthropoda
genus
Ataenius Harold 1867b: 82 = Aphodinus Motschulsky 1862: 55- ICZN 2010: 97(syn. nov.) Synopsis. Stebnicka 2001b, 2002b, 2003 b, 2004, 2005, 2006a, 2007a, 2007b; Stebnicka and Lago 2005(New World)
Note 1.Harold uses the name Ataeniusfor the first time in 1867b: 82 inconnection with A. scutellaris, A. opatrinus, A. capitosus, A. perforatusand A. hispidus, but the actual description of Ataeniusis given in Harold 1867d: 100. According to ICZN (1999: 16)Article 12.2.5, the name of the genus is made available in the former publication. Note 2.The generic name Aphodinus Motschulsky, 1862(p. 55) is a senior synonym of Ataenius Harold, 1867( 1867b: 82). The name Ataeniusis given precedence over the name Aphodinusin Opinion 2241(Case 3377) by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (2010: 97) after a proposal made by Howden and Smetana (2007: 39).