Saphobius inflatipes

Saphobius inflatipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Scarabaeinae
Tribe:	Deltochilini
Genus:	Saphobius
Species:	S. inflatipes
Binomial name
	Saphobius inflatipes; Broun, 1893
Synonyms
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Saphobius inflatipes is one of a number of species of dung beetle that are endemic to New Zealand. It is in the tribe Deltochilini of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It was first described by Thomas Broun in 1893.^[2] Within the Auckland region, it is most abundant over the summer and autumn seasons.^[3]

References

^ "Saphobius inflatipes Broun, 1893". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ Broun, Thomas (1893). Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Vol. Pt. 3. Wellington, New Zealand: George Didsbury, Government Printer. pp. 1112–1113. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.32505.
^ Ward, D.F.; Young, M.; Booth, K.A.M.; Beggs, J.R. (3 July 2014). "Patterns of beetle diversity in kauri forest". New Zealand Entomologist. 37 (2): 75–82. doi:10.1080/00779962.2014.884531. ISSN 0077-9962. S2CID 84701188.

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[1] "Saphobius inflatipes Broun, 1893". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

[2] Broun, Thomas (1893). Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Vol. Pt. 3. Wellington, New Zealand: George Didsbury, Government Printer. pp. 1112–1113. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.32505.

[3] Ward, D.F.; Young, M.; Booth, K.A.M.; Beggs, J.R. (3 July 2014). "Patterns of beetle diversity in kauri forest". New Zealand Entomologist. 37 (2): 75–82. doi:10.1080/00779962.2014.884531. ISSN 0077-9962. S2CID 84701188.

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