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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
1596
21098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
1236
15677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
1048
10177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
1048
10177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
977
9733
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
119
2516
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
10
374
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
10 Genera with 374 Species
Catharsius Hope, 185799SpeciesTaxom
Copridaspidus Bloucomont, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1967Mexican dung beetle140SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 201360SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Macroderes Westwood, 188024SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 196565SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocopris Ferreira, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 19934SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
374 Species and 27 Subspecies
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius adamastor Gillet, 1932
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius africanus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius approximans Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius balubanus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius bellus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius belus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius biconifer Felsche, 1907
Catharsius bicornutus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius bradshawi Lansberge, 1887
Catharsius brevicornis Felsche, 1907
Catharsius brittoni Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius brutus Harold, 1880
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius cassius Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius congolensis Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius coptorhinaformis Josso & Prév..., 2009
Catharsius crassicornis Gillet, 1911
Catharsius dubius (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius duciformis Ferreira, 1959
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius erechtheus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius fastidiosus Thomson, 1858
Catharsius folicornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius furcillatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Catharsius garambae Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius genieri Moretto, 2014
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius gorilloides Felsche, 1907
Catharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius haafi Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius haroldi Takano, 2021
Catharsius harpagus Harold, 1877
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius hertli Ferreira, 1964
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Catharsius juheli Josso, 2011
Catharsius karlwerneri Moretto, 2008
Catharsius kolbei Felsche, 1907
Catharsius laticeps Boheman, 1857
Catharsius latifossa Müller, 1941
Catharsius lepineyi Boucomont, 1934
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius luluensis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius lycaon Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius machadoi Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius mirabilis Felsche, 1901
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius morettoi Josso & Prév..., 2009
Catharsius mossambicanus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius mulanjeensis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius neptunus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius ninus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius oedipus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius omoensis Müller, 1941
Catharsius oryx Frey, 1974
Catharsius pallas Génier, 2017
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius parafastidiosus Ferreira, 1971
Catharsius phidias (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius platynotus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius pseudocongolensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius pseudooedipus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius pseudoplaticornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius pseudovitulus Müller, 1941
Catharsius punctatus Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius rhinoceros Klug, 1855
Catharsius saegeri Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius satyrus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius scopas Felsche, 1907
Catharsius semirubidus Fairmaire, 1891
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius severini Gillet, 1907
Catharsius simillimus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius somalicus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius spectabilis Gillet, 1918
Catharsius straeleni Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius stricticornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius takanoi Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius tridens Josso & Prév..., 2009
Catharsius ugandicus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius upembanus Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius vansoni Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copridaspidus peregrinus Harold, 1878
Copris afgoi Cambefort, 1992
Copris algol Nguyen-phung, 1989
Copris amabilis Kolbe, 1914
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris anceus Olivier, 1789
Copris angustus Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris arcturus Gillet, 1907
Copris ares Zelenka, 1993
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris atropolitus Gillet, 1910
Copris basilewskyi Ferreira, 1962
Copris bidens (Pfeffer, 1888)⇒ Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800
Copris bihamatus Balthasar, 1965
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris bovinus Gillet, 1908
Copris brittoni Ferreira, 1962
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris cambeforti Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris capensis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris colmanti Gillet, 1908
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris crassus Deschodt & D..., 2015
Copris cribricollis (Gillet, 1910)⇒ Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Copris curlettii Moretto, 2011
Copris davisi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris decellei Cambefort, 1992
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris draco Arrow, 1906
Copris dracunculus Fereira, 1959
Copris dudleyi Cambefort, 1992
Copris eburneus Cambefort, 1992
Copris elpheneroides Felsche, 1910
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fallax Felsche, 1910
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris freyi Ferreira, 1961
Copris garambae Cambefort, 1992
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris gilleti Kolbe, 1907
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris graueri (Kolbe, 1914)⇒ Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris hartli Frey, 1975
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris humilis Gillet, 1908
Copris hybridus Gillet, 1910
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus grandis Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus ngotto Moretto, 2011
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris inhalatus sanctaeluciae Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris jahi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris jucundus Gillet, 1932
Copris kasanka Josso & Prév..., 2016
Copris katangae Cambefort & ..., 1996
Copris laiiformis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris laioides Boucomont, 1932
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius angusticornis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris laius laius
Copris leruei Josso & Prév..., 2017
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris martinae Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris martinae martinae
Copris martinae ntchisi Moretto, 2011
Copris megaceratoides Waterhouse, 1891
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus mesacanthus
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris montivagus (Gillet, 1908)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris morettoi Josso & Prév..., 2020
Copris morphaeus Gillet, 1932
Copris mourgliai Zelenka, 1993
Copris muticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Copris neotridens Génier & Pré..., 2017
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion caffer Gillet, 1908
Copris orion centralis Gillet, 1908
Copris orion orion
Copris orion overlaeti Balthasar, 1961
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris pauliani Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris phungae Cambefort, 1992
Copris phungae gabonicus Cambefort, 1992
Copris phungae phungae
Copris phylax Gillet, 1908
Copris prevosti Josso, 2011
Copris pseudobootes Ferreira, 1962
Copris pseudomoffartsi Moretto, 2011
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris renwarti Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris ruandanus Balthasar, 1961
Copris rugosus (Gillet, 1908)⇒ Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris scorpio Zelenka, 1993
Copris serius Nguyen-phung, 1987
Copris sexdentatus (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris simonettai Cambefort, 1992
Copris simplex (Harold, 1869)⇒ Dichotomius simplex Taschenberg, 1870
Copris simulator Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris singularis Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris sinon Olivier, 1789
Copris sphaeropterus Harold, 1877
Copris subsidens Péringuey, 1901
Copris tridens (Felsche, 1901)⇒ Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris truncatus Felsche, 1901
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Copris usambaricus Gillet, 1908
Copris vankhaii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhaii genopunctatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhaii vankhaii
Copris victorini (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Copris vrydaghi Ferreira, 1962
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914
Copris youngai Balthasar, 1967
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) simplex (Taschenberg, 1870)⇒ Selenocopris simplex Taschenberg, 1870
Heliocopris alatus Felsche, 1910
Heliocopris anadematus Gillet, 1908
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris anguliceps Janssens, 1943
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris beccarii Harold, 1871
Heliocopris biimpressus Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris camerunus Pokorny & Zidek, 2009
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris corniculatus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris coronatus Felsche, 1901
Heliocopris cuneifer Lesne, 1906
Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851
Heliocopris dianae (Hope, 1842)⇒ Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris erycoides Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris eryx (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris eryx eryx
Heliocopris eryx ikelenge Moretto, 2017
Heliocopris eryx mutabilis (Kolbe, 1895)⇒ Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris eryx tridentatus Moretto, 2017
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris felschei Kolbe, 1904
Heliocopris fischeri Schäfer, 2019
Heliocopris fonsecai Ferreira, 1967
Heliocopris furcithorax Müller, 1941
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas erythraeus Müller, 1941
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris helleri Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris hunteri Waterhouse, 1891
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris kolbei Felsche, 1901
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris maou Moretto, 2014
Heliocopris marshalli Péringuey, 1901
Heliocopris mimus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris minos Gillet, 1907
Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptuniformis Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris neptunoides Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pauliani Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heliocopris quinqueangulatus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
Heliocopris sirius (Gillet, 1925)⇒ Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris smithi Moretto, 2017
Heliocopris solitarius Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris stroehlei Moretto, 2014
Heliocopris sylvanus Gillet, 1925
Heliocopris werneri Moretto & Mi..., 2013
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Litocopris ruandanus Balthasar, 1961
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Macroderes amplior Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes arrowi Janssens, 1939
Macroderes bias Olivier, 1789
Macroderes cederbergensis Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes cornutus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes dubius Péringuey, 1901
Macroderes endroedyi Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes fornicatus Sharp, 1880
Macroderes foveatus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes gifboomi Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes greeni Kirby, 1818
Macroderes leipoldti Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes minutus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes mutilatus Kolbe, 1908
Macroderes namakwanus Frolov & Sch..., 2004
Macroderes nitidus Harold, 1877
Macroderes oreatus Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes politulus (Preudhomme d..., 1880)⇒ Macroderes bias Olivier, 1789
Macroderes porselinus Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes pristinus Sharp, 1880
Macroderes soleiana Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes spectabilis Péringuey, 1901
Macroderes tortuosus Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes undulatus Preudhomme d..., 1880
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius anomalus Felsche, 1910
Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius basilewskyi Balthasar, 1961
Metacatharsius bateke Walter, 1976
Metacatharsius benadirensis Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius bidentatus Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius brevicosta Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius clypeolatus Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius convexiusculus Shipp, 1897
Metacatharsius darfurensis Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius duplicatus Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius gardoensis Balthasar, 1941
Metacatharsius holyi Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius imitator Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius janssensi Frey, 1963
Metacatharsius kindiai Paulian, 1939
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius lomii Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius marani Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882
Metacatharsius modestus Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius murati Paulian, 1939
Metacatharsius nubiensis Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius omoensis Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius ovulum Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius parcepunctatus Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius patrizii Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius pernitidus Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius perpunctatus Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius petrovitzi Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius politus Paulian, 1934
Metacatharsius pollicatus Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius pseudoopacus Ferreira, 1965
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius renaudi Frey, 1960
Metacatharsius rochai Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius rosinae Balthasar, 1970
Metacatharsius rubidus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius rugosipennis Frey, 1975
Metacatharsius seminulum Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius simulator Balthasar, 1939
Metacatharsius tchadensis Balthasar, 1961
Metacatharsius tenellus Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius togoensis Kolbe, 1893
Metacatharsius transvaalensis Balthasar, 1968
Metacatharsius trianguliceps Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius tricarenatus Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Metacatharsius useramus Kolbe, 1893
Metacatharsius wittei Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius zuluanus Balthasar, 1965
Pseudocopris lunaticeps Gillet, 1910
Pseudocopris tubericollis Felsche, 1910
Xinidium davisi Cambefort, 1985
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869
Xinidium dewitzi Harold, 1878
Xinidium howdeni Cambefort, 1993


Links, sources and further information
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Coprini at dyntaxa.se
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