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Hi
Is it possible to say anything to this specimen of Aphodius? Its length is 5 mm.
It was found in the mountains near Durău, i think height was about 1500m.

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It should be a specimen of Agolius abdominalis, particularly the ssp. tatrensis M. Dellacasa & G. Dellacasa, 2005, which differs from the nominotypical subspecies for having eytral striae wide and more coarsely punctured. According to the authors, it is spread in Slovakia (type locality: "Podbanske, Visokè Tatri"), Poland, Ukraine and Romania.

Dear Stefano, thank you very much for identification of this specimen and the detailed information!
I'm very happy to have found this board with that many and great experts

Ciao

Yes, it's Aphodius (Agolius) abdominalis, probably ssp. tatrensis.

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Daniel

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Thank you for confirmation!

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