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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
47
658
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
43
537
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
188
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
188
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
164
468
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
45
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
5 Genera with 50 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185711SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle16SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18788SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 185714SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius disseptus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris subsidens Péringuey, 1901
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius marani Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius rugosipennis Frey, 1975
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891


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