Bug FAQAteuchus histeroides
Ateuchus histeroides · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Scarabaeidae
Ateuchus histeroides is a dung beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. All available information describes it only as a member of that beetle family, without details on size, range, or impact.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
It is a dung beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.
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Is it a pest in the house?
It is mentioned as a dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, with no specific household pest information.
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Does it bite or sting?
There is no mention of biting or stinging; it is simply described as a dung beetle in Scarabaeidae.
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How to get rid of it
Control methods are not detailed beyond its classification as a dung beetle in Scarabaeidae.
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Where it lives
Its habitat is described simply as that of a dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
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What it eats
Its diet is that of a typical dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
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Life cycle
Life-cycle details are limited to it being a dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
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When you see it
Seasonal activity is only noted as that of a dung beetle in Scarabaeidae.
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Where it comes from
No specific native range is provided beyond its classification as a dung beetle in Scarabaeidae.
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Lookalikes
No look-alike species are listed; it is identified only as a dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 27 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky, Ohio, Kansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Arkansas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ateuchus_histeroides
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.