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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1771
5415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
63
1532
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
307
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
307
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
279
959
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
46
238
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
6
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
6 Genera with 53 Species
Catharsius Hope, 188817SpeciesTaxom
Copridaspidus Bloucomont, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1901Mexican dung beetle24SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 189314SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
53 Species and 5 Subspecies
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius africanus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius biconifer Felsche, 1907
Catharsius brevicornis Felsche, 1907
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius crassicornis Gillet, 1911
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius lycaon Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius oryx Frey, 1974
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius platynotus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Copridaspidus peregrinus Harold, 1878
Copris bidens (Pfeffer, 1888)⇒ Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800
Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris colmanti Gillet, 1908
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris jahi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris jucundus Gillet, 1932
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius angusticornis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris neotridens Génier & Pré..., 2017
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris pauliani Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris phylax Gillet, 1908
Copris pseudomoffartsi Moretto, 2011
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris tridens (Felsche, 1901)⇒ Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris truncatus Felsche, 1901
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris camerunus Pokorny & Zidek, 2009
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris eryx (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris eryx mutabilis (Kolbe, 1895)⇒ Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris helleri Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891


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