Nimbus affinis

Nimbus affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Nimbus
Species:	N. affinis
Binomial name
	Nimbus affinis; (Panzer, 1823)
Synonyms
	Aphodius affinis Panzer, 1823; Aphodius ciliaris Schmidt, 1840; Aphodius ciliatus Dejean, 1833; Aphodius (Nimbus) affinis dorbignyi Clouët, 1896;

Nimbus affinis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in). They have a moderately convex, moderately shiny body. The margins of the head and the sides of the pronotum are reddish-brown to reddish-yellow and the elytra are yellowish-brown, with dark brown spots. The dorsal surface is covered with hairs.

Subspecies

Nimbus affinis affinis (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine)
Nimbus affinis dorbignyi (Clouët, 1896) (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia)

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nimbus affinis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 3, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nimbus affinis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 3, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 3, 2026.