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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
988
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
871
1848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
279
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
193
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
107
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
107
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
96
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
26
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burkina Faso
4 Genera with 21 Species
Catharsius Hope, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1789Mexican dung beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 17892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Catharsius garambae Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius genieri Moretto, 2014
Catharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius lepineyi Boucomont, 1934
Catharsius phidias (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius laius
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris sinon Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789


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