Trichaphodioides pulchellus (Müller) Gordon & Bordat & Dellacasa & Dellacasa, 2008

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 : 13

Trichaphodioides pulchellus (Müller) n. comb.

Aphodius (Trichaphodius) pulchellus Müller, 1941: 344 .

Specimens examined (72): Laikipia, Impala Ranch , N00 o 30’ - E36 o 51’, 1-13. V.2002, #6, leg. R. Gordon, Impala dung (1) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-31.III.2001, leg. Kadir Abdi, Burchell’s Zebra dung (3); Kenya , Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13.V.2003, #1, leg. R. Gordon (1); idem, leg. R. Gordon, ultra violet light (25); idem, leg. R. Gordon, cattle dung (9); idem, leg. R. Gordon, Hippopotamus dung (3); idem, leg. R. Gordon, Impala dung (10); idem, leg. R. Gordon, African Buffalo dung (1); idem, leg. R. Gordon, Zebra dung (1); idem, leg. R. Gordon, pitfall trap cow dung (2) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2002, #7, leg. R. Gordon, African Elephant dung (17) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2002, #8, leg. R. Gordon, African Elephant dung (2) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-31.VIII.2001, leg. Kadir Abdi, Zebra dung (1). ( MRC) ( NMK ( USNM).

Geographical distribution: Eastern Africa.

Dung preference: A generalist, found in almost all mammal dung examined, and also attracted to light.