Nobius hepaticus ( Roth , 1851)

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 : 8

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4532811
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scientific name	Nobius hepaticus ( Roth , 1851)
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Nobius hepaticus ( Roth, 1851)

Aphodius hepaticus Roth, 1851: 132

Nobius hepaticus: Paulian, 1942: 87

Aphodius (Artengruppe Nobius ) hepaticus Endrödi, 1960: 207

Specimens examined (10): Laikipia, Impala Ranch , N00 o 30’ - E36 o 51’, 1-13. V GoogleMaps .2002, #6, leg. R. Gordon, Impala dung (1) ; Laikipia, MRC, 1800 m , N00 o 17’ - E36 o 53’, 1-13. V GoogleMaps .2003, #1, leg. R. Gordon, Impala dung (2); idem, leg. R GoogleMaps . Gordon, African Buffalo dung (1); idem, leg. R GoogleMaps . Gordon , ultra violet light (3); idem, leg. R GoogleMaps . Gordon , pitfall trap cow dung (1). ( MRC) ( NMK) ( USNM) .

Geographical distribution: Eastern and central Africa.

Dung preference: A generalist, taken from dung of buffalo, cattle, impala, and also at light.

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Abbreviations

V	Royal British Columbia Museum - Herbarium
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