Trichaphodioides calcaratus (Boheman, 1857)

Gordon, Robert D., Bordat, Patrice, Dellacasa, Giovanni & Dellacasa, Marco, 2008, Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) of the Mpala Research Centre and environs, Laikipia District, Kenya, Insecta Mundi 2008 (28), pp. 1-15 : 12

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4532811
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4532933
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0394878C-A12C-FFBB-FA9D-FB9BFB2BBBA2
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Trichaphodioides calcaratus
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Trichaphodioides calcaratus (s. l.) (Boheman)

Aphodius calcaratus Boheman, 1857: 353 .

Trichaphodioides calcaratus: Paulian, 1942: 52 .

Specimens examined (21): Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2002 GoogleMaps , #8, leg. R. Gordon, African Elephant dung (18) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2003 GoogleMaps , #1, leg. R. Gordon (1); idem, leg. R GoogleMaps . Gordon , ultra violet light (2). ( MRC) ( NMK) ( USNM) .

Geographical distribution: This taxon, sensu lato, is known from eastern, central and southern Africa.

Dung preference Unknown, specimens were found in elephant dung and at light.

References

Abbreviations

MRC	TUBITAK Marmara Research Center Culture Collection
V	Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium
R	Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile
NMK	National Museums of Kenya
USNM	Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Aphodiidae
Genus	Trichaphodioides