Aphodius rufipes, (Linnaeus, 1758)

Alekseev, Vitalii I., 2018, Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) Of The Kaliningrad Region (Russia): The Commented Actual Checklist, Assessment Of Rarity And Notes To Regional Protection, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 18 (2), pp. 111-152 : 124-125

8. A. rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lentz 1879; Bercio & Folwaczny 1979; Alekseev & Sakhnov 2000; Alekseev & Shapoval 2011a, b, 2013, 2016; Alekseev 2014.

Voucher specimens: 9 [Dolzhanskoe, 29 June 1997, 2 exp.; Zelenogradsk, 10 June 2000; 23 km of the Curonian Spit, 14 August 2008, 2 exp.; ibidem 11 September 2015, 2 exp.; Kostrovo, 10 September 2018, 2 exp.].

Kaliningrad Region: Bagr. (Ludwigsort), Chern. (Insterburg), Gur. (Juditten, Königsberg, Wernsdorf, Wilkie), Zel. (Kurische Nehrung, Rauschen, Warnicken); Bagr., Chern., Krasn., Nem., Nest., Zel.

Comments: This quite eurytopic species favors different forest habitats (including forest edges and large parks) and is widely distributed and frequent in the Kaliningrad Region.