Pharaphodius infinitus (Schmidt)

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 : 10

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scientific name	Pharaphodius infinitus (Schmidt)
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Aphodius (Pharaphodius) infinitus Schmidt, 1920: 139 .

Pharaphodius infinitus: Paulian, 1942: 40 .

Aphodius (Artengruppe Pharaphodius ) infinitus: Endrödi, 1964: 113 .

Specimens examined (17): Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2003 GoogleMaps , #1, leg. R. Gordon , ultra violet light (1) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2002 GoogleMaps , #7, leg. R. Gordon , African Elephant dung (10) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-31.XII.2001, leg. Kadir Abdi (6). ( MRC) ( NMK) GoogleMaps ( USNM) GoogleMaps .

Geographical distribution: Eastern Africa.

References

Endrodi, S. 1964. Die Aphodiinae des Congo-Gebietes in Rahmen der Fauna von Zentral-Afrika. Annales du Musee royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren 123: 1 - 415.

Paulian, R. 1942. Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933 - 1935). Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo Belge; Bruxelles. 35: 1 - 143.

Schmidt, A. 1920. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Canthon Hffsg., Sybax Boh., Aphodius ll., Simogonius Har., Ataenius Har. Archiv fur Naturgeschischte Abteilung A 86: 114 - 117.

Abbreviations

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