Nimbus contaminatus

Nimbus contaminatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Nimbus
Species:	N. contaminatus
Binomial name
Nimbus contaminatus (Herbst, 1783) [1]
Synonyms
Aphodius contaminatus(Herbst, 1783)

Nimbus contaminatus is a species of dung beetle native to Europe. ^{[2] [3]}

This species was formerly a member of the genus Aphodius . ^[4]

References

1. Herbst, J. F. W. 1783-1784. Kritisches Verzeichniß meiner Insektensammlung. Archiv der Insectengeschichte 4 and 5: 1-72 (4), 73-151 (5), Taf. 19-23 (4), 24-30 (5). Zürich.
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Norman H. Joy, 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
4. "Nimbus contaminatus (Herbst, 1783)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-12-23.