Euorodalus tersus (Erichson, 1848)

Král, David, Kopr, David, Bezděk, Aleš & ., 2021, First country records of Erytus aequalis and Euorodalus tersus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae) from Albania and Montenegro, Ecologica Montenegrina 41, pp. 35-40 : 36

Euorodalus tersus (Erichson, 1848)

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Material examined. Albania. Baks-Rrjolë env., 41°51'14"N 19°29'50"E, ca sea level, 11.–12.iv.2015, in dung of domestic pig, D. Král lgt., 1 spec. NMPC . Akerni env., 40°34'53"N 19°23'20"E, ca sea level, 13.– 14.iv.2015, in sheep droppings, D. Král lgt., 15 spec. NMPC . Montenegro. Ulcinj, Ada Bojana , 41°52'N 19°21'E, 8.–9.v.2015, in dung of cattle, D. & L. Kopr lgt., 1 spec. DKCB , 1 spec. IECA , 1 spec. NMPC .

Distribution. West Mediterranean species known from all countries of North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, Malta and southern Italy (G. Dellacasa & M. Dellacasa 2006; M. Dellacasa et al. 2016). First country records from Albania and Montenegro and the whole of the Balkan peninsula.

Figures

Figures 1-2. Newly recorded aphodiine species for Albania and Montenegro. (1) Erytus aequalis (body length: 4.4 mm), Albania, Kaninë, 2015. (2) Euorodalus tersus (body length: 3.8 mm), Albania, Akerni, 2015.

Figures 3-4. Photographs of sampling sites of Erytus aequalis (3) and Euorodalus tersus (4). (3) Albania, Kaninë, v.2015 (photo by David Kopr), (4) Albania, Baks-Rrjolë, iv.2015 (photo by David Král).

Figures 5-6. Photographs of sampling sites of Euorodalus tersus. (5) Albania, Akerni, iv. 2015 (photo by David Král), (6) Montenegro, Ada Bojana, v.2015 (photo by David Kopr).

Figure 7. Map with marked distribution of Erytus aequalis (red) and Euorodalus tersus (blue) in the Balkan Peninsula. Solid circles represent specimens examined, empty circles refer literature records.