Black Fairway Beetle

Ataenius spretulus, the black turfgrass ataenius or black fairway beetle, is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming), Canada (Ontario, Quebec) and also in Portugal.