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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
30
458
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
26
364
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
140
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
140
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
127
262
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
21
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
2 Genera with 5 Species
Copris Geoffroy, 1891Mexican dung beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
5 Species
Copris angustus Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893


Links, sources and further information
Coprini at artfakta.se
Coprini at dyntaxa.se
Coprini at itis.gov