Ataenius spretulus

Ataenius spretulus, the black turfgrass ataenius, is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3]

Ataenius spretulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Ataenius
Species:	A. spretulus
Binomial name
Ataenius spretulus (Haldeman, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
Ataenius consors Fall, 1930 Ataenius falli Hinton, 1934