Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Aphodiidae (Aphodiine dung beetles)
Nimbus contaminatus (Herbst, 1783)
Kaninchen-Dungkäfer
Synonyms and other combinations:
Aphodius casarum Gistel, 1857 | Melinopterus contaminatus incoloratus Mulsant, 1842 | Melinopterus contaminatus indistinctus Mulsant, 1842 | Melinopterus contaminatus miser Mulsant, 1842 | Scarabaeus ciliaris Marsham, 1802 | Scarabaeus conspurcatus Olivier, 1789 |
Classification:
Nimbus contaminatus belongs to the subfamily Aphodiinae, tribe Aphodiini.References, further reading, links:
- Schoolmeesters P. (2019). Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database (version Jan 2019). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
- Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
- UK Beetles