A new species and new records of Aphodius Illiger (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from mammal burrows in Nebraska

Direct sampling of rodent burrows in Nebraska resulted in the collection of 16 species of Aphodius Illiger previously unknown from the state, including specimens of four undescribed species. One of these species is described here as new: Aphodius viceversus new species recorded from Nebraska and Kansas. Other Aphodius species recorded from Nebraska for the first time include A. acuminatus Cartwright, A. anomaliceps Brown, A. carriBrown, A. criddlei Brown,A. kirni Cartwright, A. kiowensis Gordon and Salsbury, A. magnificens Robinson, A. neodistinctus Brown, A. peculiosus Schmidt, A. punctissimus Brown, A. thomomysi Brown, and A. leptotarsis Brown. Collecting information is summarized for each species. 96 Volume 20, No. 1-2, March-June, 2006, INSECTA MUNDI the elytra. Color was determined under fiber optic illumination and magnification. Puncture size was defined as either large, moderate, or fine. Under 40x magnification, large punctures appear as pits over 0.06 mm in diameter with a visible floor. Moderate punctures (0.03 0.06 mm) have a visible floor at 40x. Fine punctures are small (less than 0.03 mm) and lack definition at a magnification of 40x. Puncture density was defined as either contiguous (punctures separated by <1 puncture diameter), or by the approximate number of puncture diameters between punctures (e.g., punctures separated by 2-4 times their diameter). Data Transcription. Labels described are typeset on white or natural paper unless otherwise noted. Each label is denoted with a letter designation (a, b, c), and the beginning of each new line of text is designated with “/” (slash symbol). Collections where specimens are deposited include: Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, FL (FSCA); Glenn A. Salsbury, Greensburg, KS (GASC); Snow Entomological Museum, University of Kansas (KSEM); M.J. Paulsen, Lincoln, NE (MJPC); Paul E. Skelley, Gainesville, FL (PESC); University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, NE (UNSM), United States National Museum, Washington, DC (USNM), William B. Warner, Chandler, AZ (WBWC).