Ataenius alternatus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas) and Mexico (Chiapas).
Description Adults reach a length of about . They have an elongate, slightly convex body, with the surface tightly covered with a greyish brown argillaceous coating.
Life history Specimens have been collected beneath weed debris near water and from Pinus clausa litter and mahogany butress debris.
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