Pleuraphodius kavani (Balthasar), 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 : 11

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4532811
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scientific name	Pleuraphodius kavani (Balthasar)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Pleuraphodius kavani (Balthasar) , n. comb.

Aphodius (Trichaphodius) kavani Balthasar, 1935: 69 .

Aphodius (Artengruppe Pleuraphodius ) kavani: Endrödi, 1964: 89 .

Specimens examined (4): Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. GoogleMaps V.2003, #1, leg. R. Gordon, Impala dung (1); idem, leg GoogleMaps . R. Gordon , pitfall trap cow dung (3). ( MRC) ( NMK) ( USNM) .

Geographical distribution: Eastern Africa.

Dung preference: Probably a generalist, taken from dung of cattle and impala.

References

Balthasar, V. 1935. Neue Aphodius - Arten aus dem tropischen Afrika. Casopis Ceskoslovenske Spolecnosti Entomologicke 32: 67 - 74.

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.

Abbreviations

MRC	TUBITAK Marmara Research Center Culture Collection
R	Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile
NMK	National Museums of Kenya
USNM	Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History