Neocolobopterus maculicollis (Reiche), 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 : 8

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4532811
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10526175
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0394878C-A128-FFBF-FA9D-FCFBFA21BAE2
treatment provided by	Felipe (2021-02-10 21:57:39, last updated 2024-01-18 05:18:53)
scientific name	Neocolobopterus maculicollis (Reiche)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Neocolobopterus maculicollis (Reiche) , n. comb.

Aphodius maculicollis Reiche, 1847: 341 .

Aphodius (Neocolobopterus) maculicollis: G. Dellacasa, 1986: 209 .

Neocolobopterus maculicollis: Cambefort and Bordat 2003: 572 View Cited Treatment .

Specimens examined (36): Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2003 GoogleMaps , #1, leg. R. Gordon (14); idem, leg. R GoogleMaps . Gordon , cattle dung (5); idem, leg. R GoogleMaps Gordon , African Buffalo dung (3); idem, leg. R GoogleMaps . Gordon , pitfall trap Impala dung (1); idem, leg. R GoogleMaps . Gordon , pitfall trap cow dung (11) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2002 GoogleMaps , #3, leg. R. Gordon , cattle dung (1) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-31.VIII.2001 GoogleMaps , leg. Kadir Abdi, Zebra dung (1); idem, leg. Kadir Abdi, Waterbuck dung (2). ( MRC) ( NMK) ( USNM) GoogleMaps .

Geographical distribution: Afrotropical region.

Dung preference: A dung generalist, specimens found in dung of cattle, impala, waterbuck, and zebra.

References

Cambefort, Y., and P. Bordat. 2003. Coleopteres Scarabaeidae s. str., Aphodiidae et Ceratocanthidae du mont Nimba et des regions limitrophes. In: M. Lamotte and R. Roy (eds). Le peuplement animal du mont Nimba (Guinee, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia). Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 190: 551 - 580.

Dellacasa, G. 1986. A world-wide revision of Aphodius sharing a large scutellum. Frustula Entomologica (N. S.) 7 / 8: 173 - 282.

Reiche, L. 1847. In: A. Feret and J. G. Galinier: Voyage en Abyssinie dans les provinces du Tigre, du Samen et de l' Amhara. (1839 - 1843). Tom. I-III. (1847 - 1848). Entomologie. Paulin; Paris. 3: 259 - 532.

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