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Taxonomy of Genus Catharsius Hope, 1837


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4240
75466
Genera
Species
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
312
12949
Genera
Species
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
20
1777
Genera
Species
GenusCatharsius
Hope, 1837
206Species
Subnodes of Catharsius Hope, 1837
SpeciesCatharsius abbreviatus Herbst, 1789
SpeciesCatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
SpeciesCatharsius achates Olivier, 1789
SpeciesCatharsius adamastor Gillet, 1932
SpeciesCatharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
SpeciesCatharsius aethiops Sharp, 1875
SpeciesCatharsius africanus Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
SpeciesCatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891  ⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni
SpeciesCatharsius anomalus Felsche, 1910  ⇒ Metacatharsius anomalus
SpeciesCatharsius approximans Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius areolatus Boheman, 1857  ⇒ Catharsius tricornutus
SpeciesCatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
SpeciesCatharsius australiae Shipp, 1897
SpeciesCatharsius badius Castelnau, 1840  ⇒ Metacatharsius ferrugineus
SpeciesCatharsius balubanus Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius basilewskyi Balthasar, 1961
SpeciesCatharsius bellus Gillet, 1918
SpeciesCatharsius belus Gillet, 1918
SpeciesCatharsius benadirensis Müller, 1947
SpeciesCatharsius berbicaeus Herbst, 1789
SpeciesCatharsius biconifer Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius bicornutus Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius bidentatus Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius birmanensis Lansberge, 1874
SpeciesCatharsius borneensis Paulian, 1936  ⇒ Catharsius molossus
SpeciesCatharsius bradshawi Lansberge, 1887
SpeciesCatharsius brevicornis Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius brevicosta Müller, 1947
SpeciesCatharsius brittoni Ferreira, 1963
SpeciesCatharsius brutus Harold, 1880
SpeciesCatharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius camillus Harold, 1877  ⇒ Catharsius vitulus
SpeciesCatharsius capucinus Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesCatharsius cassius Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius cephalotes Péringuey, 1892  ⇒ Metacatharsius opacus
SpeciesCatharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius clypeolatus Balthasar, 1940
SpeciesCatharsius congolensis Ferreira, 1962
SpeciesCatharsius convexiusculus Shipp, 1897
SpeciesCatharsius coptorhinaformis Josso & Prévost, 2009
SpeciesCatharsius coronatus Harold, 1877
SpeciesCatharsius crassicornis Gillet, 1911
SpeciesCatharsius cribricollis Walker, 1858
SpeciesCatharsius darfurensis Balthasar, 1965
SpeciesCatharsius davidi Deyrolle, 1878
SpeciesCatharsius davidis Deyrolle, 1878
SpeciesCatharsius dayacus Lansberge, 1886
SpeciesCatharsius dentifer Balthasar, 1941
SpeciesCatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius disseptus Péringuey, 1901  ⇒ Catharsius calaharicus
SpeciesCatharsius dubius Péringuey, 1901  ⇒ Catharsius molossus
SpeciesCatharsius duciformis Ferreira, 1959
SpeciesCatharsius duplicatus Müller, 1941
SpeciesCatharsius dux Harold, 1878
SpeciesCatharsius egenus Klug, 1835  ⇒ Metacatharsius ferrugineus
SpeciesCatharsius erechtheus Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius eteocles Laporte, 1840  ⇒ Catharsius alpheus
SpeciesCatharsius eteocleus Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
SpeciesCatharsius fallaciosus
SpeciesCatharsius fastidiosus Thomson, 1858
SpeciesCatharsius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
SpeciesCatharsius folicornis Josso & Prévost, 2019
SpeciesCatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius furcillatus Guérin-Méneville, 1847
2Subspecies
SpeciesCatharsius garambae Ferreira, 1962
SpeciesCatharsius gardoensis Balthasar, 1941
SpeciesCatharsius genieri Moretto, 2014
SpeciesCatharsius gibbicollis Gerstaecker, 1884  ⇒ Catharsius platycerus
SpeciesCatharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
SpeciesCatharsius gorilloides Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius granulatus Sharp, 1875
SpeciesCatharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963
SpeciesCatharsius haafi Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius haroldi Takano, 2021
SpeciesCatharsius harpagus Harold, 1877
SpeciesCatharsius heros Boheman, 1860
1Subspecies
SpeciesCatharsius hertli Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius holyi Balthasar, 1965
SpeciesCatharsius imitator Balthasar, 1965
SpeciesCatharsius insignis Péringuey, 1892  ⇒ Catharsius bradshawi
SpeciesCatharsius integer Reiche, 1847
SpeciesCatharsius intermis Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesCatharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
SpeciesCatharsius javanus Lansberge, 1886
SpeciesCatharsius juheli Josso, 2011
SpeciesCatharsius kangeanus Paulian, 1936  ⇒ Catharsius molossus
SpeciesCatharsius karlwerneri Moretto, 2008
SpeciesCatharsius kochi Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius kolbei Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius laeviplaga Müller, 1941  ⇒ Catharsius furcillatus
SpeciesCatharsius laticeps Boheman, 1857
SpeciesCatharsius latifossa Müller, 1941
SpeciesCatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
SpeciesCatharsius lepineyi Boucomont, 1934
SpeciesCatharsius lomii Müller, 1941
SpeciesCatharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius luluensis Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius lycaon Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius machadoi Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius marani Balthasar, 1940
SpeciesCatharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius melancholicus Boheman, 1860  ⇒ Catharsius longiceps
SpeciesCatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882  ⇒ Metacatharsius minutus
SpeciesCatharsius mirabilis Felsche, 1901
SpeciesCatharsius modestus Balthasar, 1965
SpeciesCatharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesCatharsius morettoi Josso & Prévost, 2009
SpeciesCatharsius mossambicanus Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius mulanjeensis Josso & Prévost, 2019
SpeciesCatharsius murati Paulian, 1939  ⇒ Metacatharsius murati
SpeciesCatharsius nanus Fabricius, 1792
SpeciesCatharsius nathani Frey, 1956
SpeciesCatharsius nemestrinus Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Catharsius tricornutus
SpeciesCatharsius neptunus Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius ninus Gillet, 1918
SpeciesCatharsius nubiensis Harold, 1878
SpeciesCatharsius obtusicornis Boheman, 1857  ⇒ Catharsius platycerus
SpeciesCatharsius ochus Motschulsky, 1860
SpeciesCatharsius oedipus Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius omoensis Müller, 1941
SpeciesCatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891  ⇒ Metacatharsius opacus
SpeciesCatharsius oryx Frey, 1974
SpeciesCatharsius ovulum Balthasar, 1940
SpeciesCatharsius pallas Génier, 2017
SpeciesCatharsius pandion Harold, 1877
SpeciesCatharsius parafastidiosus Ferreira, 1971
SpeciesCatharsius parafastodiosus Ferreira, 1971
SpeciesCatharsius parcepunctatus Balthasar, 1965
SpeciesCatharsius patrizii Müller, 1947
SpeciesCatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789  ⇒ Metacatharsius peleus
SpeciesCatharsius peregrinus Harold, 1878  ⇒ Copridaspidus peregrinus
SpeciesCatharsius pernitidus Müller, 1941
SpeciesCatharsius perpunctatus Balthasar, 1965
SpeciesCatharsius petrovitzi Balthasar, 1965
SpeciesCatharsius phidias Olivier, 1789  ⇒ Catharsius platicornis
SpeciesCatharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesCatharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
SpeciesCatharsius platynotus Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius platypus Sharp, 1875
SpeciesCatharsius politus Paulian, 1934  ⇒ Metacatharsius politus
SpeciesCatharsius pollicatus Harold, 1878  ⇒ Metacatharsius pollicatus
SpeciesCatharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius princeps Kolbe, 1893  ⇒ Catharsius platycerus
SpeciesCatharsius pseudocongolensis Ferreira, 1963
SpeciesCatharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius pseudooedipus Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius pseudoplaticornis Josso & Prévost, 2019
SpeciesCatharsius pseudovitulus Müller, 1941
SpeciesCatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius punctatus Josso & Prévost, 2019
SpeciesCatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
SpeciesCatharsius pylades Péringuey, 1901  ⇒ Catharsius sesostris
SpeciesCatharsius quadridentatus Lansberge, 1885
SpeciesCatharsius renaudpauliani Ochi & Kon, 1996
SpeciesCatharsius rhinoceros Klug, 1855
SpeciesCatharsius rochai Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius rosinae Balthasar, 1970
SpeciesCatharsius rubidus Fairmaire, 1891  ⇒ Metacatharsius rubidus
SpeciesCatharsius sabaeus Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesCatharsius saegeri Ferreira, 1962
SpeciesCatharsius sagax Quenstedt, 1806
SpeciesCatharsius satyrus Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius scopas Felsche, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius seminulum Balthasar, 1940
SpeciesCatharsius semirubidus Fairmaire, 1891
SpeciesCatharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
SpeciesCatharsius severini Gillet, 1907
SpeciesCatharsius simillimus Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius simulator Balthasar, 1939
SpeciesCatharsius sinensis Hope, 1842
SpeciesCatharsius somalicus Gillet, 1918
SpeciesCatharsius spectabilis Gillet, 1918
SpeciesCatharsius straeleni Ferreira, 1963
SpeciesCatharsius stricticornis Josso & Prévost, 2019
SpeciesCatharsius stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1893
SpeciesCatharsius takanoi Josso & Prévost, 2019
SpeciesCatharsius tchadensis Balthasar, 1961
SpeciesCatharsius tenellus Müller, 1947
SpeciesCatharsius timorensis Lansberge, 1879  ⇒ Catharsius molossus
1Subspecies
SpeciesCatharsius togoensis Kolbe, 1893  ⇒ Metacatharsius togoensis
SpeciesCatharsius transvaalensis Balthasar, 1968
SpeciesCatharsius trianguliceps Balthasar, 1965
SpeciesCatharsius tricarenatus Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
SpeciesCatharsius tridens Josso & Prévost, 2009
SpeciesCatharsius troglodytes Boheman, 1857
SpeciesCatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884
SpeciesCatharsius ugandicus Gillet, 1918
SpeciesCatharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
SpeciesCatharsius umbonatus Kolbe, 1893  ⇒ Metacatharsius minutus
SpeciesCatharsius upembanus Ferreira, 1962
SpeciesCatharsius ursus Fabricius, 1801
SpeciesCatharsius useramus Kolbe, 1893  ⇒ Metacatharsius useramus
SpeciesCatharsius vansoni Ferreira, 1960
SpeciesCatharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
SpeciesCatharsius wittei Ferreira, 1964
SpeciesCatharsius zuluanus Balthasar, 1965


Distribution of Catharsius Hope, 1837
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Afghanistan


Angola


Bangladesh


Bhutan


Botswana


Brunei


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cambodia


Cameroon


Central African Republic


Chad


China
3 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
42 Species
Egypt


Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Ethiopia


Gabon


Gambia


Ghana


Guatemala


Guinea


Guinea-Bissau


India
12 Species
Indonesia
5 Species
Ivory Coast


Jordan


Kenya
22 Species
Laos


Lesotho


Malawi


Malaysia
4 Species
Mali


Mauritania


Mozambique


Myanmar


Namibia


Nepal


Nicaragua


Niger


Nigeria


Pakistan


Philippines


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa
24 Species
Rwanda


Saint Lucia


Saudi Arabia


Senegal


Singapore


Somalia


Sri Lanka


Sudan


Switzerland


Syria


Taiwan
9 Species
Tanzania
28 Species
Thailand
3 Species
Togo


Uganda


Vietnam
2 Species
Zambia


Zimbabwe
23 Species


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