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Nialaphodius Kolbe 1908
Nialaphodius Kolbe 1908: 128
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Nialaphodius nigrita (Fabricius)
Photo by P. Skelley. |
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Type species. Aphodius nigrita Fabricius 1801: 73, by monotypy.
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Diagnosis. Body length 3.2-4.2 mm, elongate, robust, entirely dark brown. Head with tubercles. Pronotum robust, lacking marginal line at base. Scutellum pentagonal, sides convergent toward base. Elytral humerus lacking tooth; intervals moderately convex. Protibial dorsal surface impunctate. Metatibial apical spinules short, equal in length. |
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Distribution. Worldwide, introduced in New World. |
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Composition. Worldwide, Nialaphodius contains 2 species, one of which occurs in the New World.
Nialaphodius nigrita (Fabricius 1801: 73) [Aphodius], panglobal, tropical and subtropical.
= Aphodius binominatus Schmidt 1906: 202.
= Aphodius cuniculus Chevrolat 1864: 411.
= Aphodius expertus Harold 1871: 19.
= Aphodius granarius var. guadeloupensis Fleutiaux and Sallé 1889: 396.
= Aphodius nigritulus Bohemann 1857: 338.
= Aphodius paivanus Wollaston 1867: 90.
= Aphodius pervicax Balthasar 1942: 119.
= Aphodius tuberifrons Fairmaire 1903: 187.
= Aphodius vestiarius Horn 1870: 121.
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Life History. Details are unknown. Often collected at lights. |
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Larvae. Unknown. |
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References:
Bordat, P. 1990. Faune de Madagascar Insectes Coleopteres Aphodiidae: Aphodiinae et Eupariinae. Museu Nationale d’Histoire Naturalle, Paris 74: 18-129. [p. 62, synonymy for N. nigrita]
Gordon, R. D., and P. E. Skelley. 2007. A monograph of the Aphodiini inhabiting the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 79: 580 pp.
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Author: Paul Skelley
Generated on: 01/MAY/08.....Last
modified: 01/MAY/08
University of Nebraska State Museum - Division of Entomology |
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