
%0 Journal Article
%A Stebnicka, Z. T. 
%A Howden, H. F. 
%T Revision of the Australian Species of <emph type="2">Ataenius</emph> Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)
%J Invertebrate Systematics
%D 1997/12/23
%V 11
%N 5
%P 735-821
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/IT95046
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/IT95046 
%X The Australian species of Ataenius Harold are revised. In all, 55 species are described or redescribed, keyed and illustrated. The following new species (19) are recognised: A. annanus, Qld; A. benarabyensis, NSW, Qld;A. edungalbae, Qld; A. eringundae, SA; A. gammonensis, SA; A. gascoyneensis, WA;A. gilesi, WA; A. gungareei, NT; A. humptydooensis, NT, Qld; A. kapalgaensis, NT, Qld, WA; A. millstreamae, WA;A. murchisoni, NT, WA; A. peregianensis, Qld; A. pseudimparilis, Qld; A. seaforthensis, Qld; A. synnotensis, WA;A. tindalensis, NT, Qld; A. uriarrae, ACT, NSW;A. windjanae, WA. Fourteen species are synonymised: Ataenius inciderusPetrovitz (= spinipennis Lea), A. katherinei Petrovitz (= deserti Blackburn),A. laevifrons Lea and A. demarziPetrovitz &#91;= semicoecus (Macleay)&#93;, A. molestus Petrovitz (= insularis Lea), A. moniliatus Blackburn (= palmerstoni Blackburn), A. similis Petrovitz (= freyiPetrovitz),A. taylori Petrovitz &#91;= elongatulus (Macleay)&#93;, A. thoracicus Petrovitz and A. setipennis Petrovitz (= torridus Blackburn), A. tweedensis Blackburn &#91; = australasiae (Boheman)&#93;,A. vulpes Petrovitz (= microtrichopterus Lea), Saprosites australis Petrovitz (=A. nudus Blackburn), S. clypealis Lea (= A. peregrinator Harold). 
