Koshantschikovius, : 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 : 5-6

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4532811

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0394878C-A127-FFB1-FA9D-F97BFEA1BFA2

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Koshantschikovius
status

 

Koshantschikovius near substriatus (Schmidt)

Aphodius substriatus Schmidt, 1911: 48 .

Koshantschikovius substriatus: Paulian, 1942: 79 .

Aphodius (Artengruppe Koshantschikovius ) substriatus: Endrödi, 1964: 275 .

Specimens examined (15): Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13.V.2002, #7, leg. R. Gordon, African Elephant dung (1) GoogleMaps ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m, N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13.V.2003, #1, leg. R. Gordon GoogleMaps ,

Impala dung (5); idem, leg. R. Gordon, African Buffalo dung (1); idem, leg. R. Gordon, Hippopotamus dung (1); idem, leg. R. Gordon, pitfall trap cow dung (2); idem, leg. R. Gordon, ultra violet light (5). (MRC) (NMK) (USNM).

Distribution: Ethiopia, Kenya, and (?) Cameroon.

Dung preference: Certainly a generalist, taken from dung of buffalo, elephant, and hippo, also attracted to light.

MRC

TUBITAK Marmara Research Center Culture Collection

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Aphodiidae

Loc

Koshantschikovius

Gordon, Robert D., Bordat, Patrice, Dellacasa, Giovanni & Dellacasa, Marco 2008
2008
Loc

Aphodius

Endrodi, S. 1964: 275
1964
Loc

Koshantschikovius substriatus:

Paulian, R. 1942: 79
1942
Loc

Aphodius substriatus

Schmidt, A. 1911: 48
1911
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