Trox scaber, (Linnaeus, 1767)

Alekseev, Vitalii I., 2018, Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) Of The Kaliningrad Region (Russia): The Commented Actual Checklist, Assessment Of Rarity And Notes To Regional Protection, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 18 (2), pp. 111-152 : 122

3. T. scaber (Linnaeus, 1767)

Bercio & Folwaczny 1979; Alekseev 2007, 2014; Alekseev & Shapoval 2011b, 2016.

Voucher specimens: 12 [Riabinovka, 17 June 2001; Cherniakhovsk , 4 July 2004; Kaliningrad 15 August 2005; Curonian Spit , 18 July 2005; Chkalovsk 04 April 2009, 2 exx; railway station “ 1312 km ”, 19 May – 08 June 2009; ibidem 08 June – 07 July 2009; Curonian Spit , 23 km, 12 May 2010, 2 exx; Kaliningrad 03 June 2011, 2 exx] .

Kaliningrad Region: Bagr. (Ramsen, Schrombehnen), Chern. (Insterburg), Gur. (Königsberg, Wernsdof), Zel. (Loppöhnen); Bagr., Chern., Gur., Zel.

Comments: Widely distributed, ocassional in the Kaliningrad Region species, inhabiting the forests, suburbs and parks. It is associated with nests of birds in the hollows of tree trunks.