Caccobius (Caccophilus) elephantinus Balthasar, 1967

Bezděk, Aleš & Hájek, Jiří, 2013, Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53 (1), pp. 387-442 : 393-394

Caccobius (Caccophilus) elephantinus Balthasar, 1967

Caccobius (Caccophilus) elephantinus Balthasar, 1967a: 53 .

Nineteen paratypes are deposited in NMPC (ex coll. V. Balthasar):

PARATYPE (J): ‘Soil-Zoological Exp. / Congo-Brazzaville / Lefinie reservation / Nambouli river [p] // 12.1.1964 No. 658 / sifted and singled / from elephant excr./ leg. Endrődy-Younga [p] // Caccobius / (Caccophilus) / elephantinus / n.sp. Balth. / J 66 [hw] / Paratypus [p, ochreous label]’.

PARATYPE (♀): ‘Soil-Zoological Exp. / Congo-Brazzaville / Lefinie reservation / Nambouli river [p] // 12.1.1964 No. 658 / sifted and singled / from elephant excr./ leg. Endrődy-Younga [p] // Caccobius / (Caccophilus) / elephantinus / n.sp. Balth. / ♀ 66 [hw] / Paratypus [p, ochreous label]’.

PARATYPES (3 unsexed specimens): ‘Soil-Zoological Exp. / Congo-Brazzaville / Lefinie reservation / Nambouli river [p] // 12.1.1964 No. 658 / sifted and singled / from elephant excr. / leg. Endrődy-Younga [p] // Caccobius / (Caccophilus) / elephantinus / n.sp. Balth. / 66 [hw] / Paratypus [p, ochreous label]’.

PARATYPES (15 unsexed specimens): ‘Soil-Zoological Exp./ Congo-Brazzaville / Lefinie reservation / Nambouli river [p] // 12.1.1964 No. 658 / sifted and singled / from elephant excr. / leg. Endrődy-Younga [p]’.

Current status. Valid species.