Trichaphodius humilis, : Paulian, 1942

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

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scientific name	Trichaphodius humilis
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Trichaphodius humilis (s. l.) (Roth)

Aphodius humilis Roth, 1851: 132 .

Trichaphodius humilis: Paulian, 1942: 57 .

Aphodius (Trichaphodius) humilis: Bordat, 1989: 305 .

Specimens examined (6): Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-31.III.2001, leg. Kadir Abdi, Burchell’s Zebra GoogleMaps dung (1); Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V.2003 GoogleMaps , #1, leg. R. Gordon , ultra violet light (5). ( MRC) ( NMK) ( USNM) .

Geographical distribution: Eastern, central and southern Africa. The true T. humilis should be distributed in southern Africa only.

References

Bordat, P. 1989. Revision des Aphodius sous-genre Trichaphodius du groupe humilis Roth de la region afrotropicale. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France 25: 295 - 314.

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.

Roth, J. R. 1851. Diagnosen neuer Coleoptera aus Abyssinien. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 17: 121 - 133.

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