Nialaphodius nigrita
(Fabricius, 1801)
Nialaphodius nigrita is a small scarab beetle in the Aphodiinae, distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, and several island groups. The was described by Fabricius in 1801 and has since been recorded from diverse ranging from the southern United States through Central and South America, and across much of sub-Saharan Africa. Like other members of the Nialaphodius, it is presumed to be associated with and decaying organic matter, though specific ecological studies remain limited.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Nialaphodius nigrita: //niˌaləˈfoʊdiəs nɪˈɡriːtə//
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Distribution
Nearctic: USA (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas). Neotropical: Belize, Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenadines, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico (Chiapas, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Veracruz, Yucatán), Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent, Suriname, Venezuela. Afrotropical: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia. Other: Cape Verde Islands, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Seychelles.