Aphodius conspurcatus, (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 : 127

20. A. conspurcatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Alekseev & Shapoval 2016.

Voucher specimens: 9 [23 km of the Curonian Spit, 17 October 2015; Kostrovo, 15 October 2018, 8 exp.].

Comments: According to Bercio & Folwaczny (1979) the findings of this rarely encountered species were earlier known in present-day territory of Poland only. Generally, the beetle is widely distributed: it is known in Fennoscandia, Baltic Region ( Silfverberg 2010), and Belarus (Alexandovitch & Pisanenko 1991). Locally frequent species, registered in mid-October in light trap and in horse excrements only.