New to Russia and poorly known species of the genus Aphodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
L.A. Akhmetova & A.V. Frolov
Abstract. Aphodius (Agoliinus) guttatus, A. (Chilothorax) clathratus, and A. (Aphodaulacus) kizeritskyi are recorded from Russia for the first time. Aphodius (Agoliinus) amurensis previously known only from the type locality is found in the Lazo Nature Reserve (Russian Far East). All species are diagnosed and illustrated. Comments on diagnostic characters, distribution and bionomics are given.
Key words: new records, diagnostic characters, Russia, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodius
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2009, 18(2): 278–284 ▪ Published in print 25 December 2009
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2009.18.2.278 ▪ Open full article
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