Saprinus splendens (Paykull, 1811)
Family: Histeridae
Size: 7.5 mm (3.7 to 7.5 mm)
Distribution: South Africa through tropical Africa, Arabia, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Pakistan, most of the Oriental Region and Japan. It has been introduced in Australia
Biology: Lives in carrion and dung
Location: Kenya, Mombasa, Diana Beach
leg. U.Schmidt, 9.-19.IV.1990; det. S.Mazur, 2007
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2014

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Location List Coleoptera Kenya  (Googel Drive)

Location List Histeridae Ethiopian Region  (Google Drive)