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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
450
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
450
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
408
2110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
76
541
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
10
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 108 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185714SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1914Mexican dung beetle44SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17989SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Macroderes Westwood, 188024SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 185714SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
108 Species and 4 Subspecies
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
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 molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vansoni Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris anceus Olivier, 1789
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris ares Zelenka, 1993
Copris bihamatus Balthasar, 1965
Copris binodis Thunberg, 1818
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris capensis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris ciliatus
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris crassus Deschodt & D..., 2015
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 Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris muticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion caffer Gillet, 1908
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris sexdentatus (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris simplex (Harold, 1869)⇒ Dichotomius simplex Taschenberg, 1870
Copris sphaeropterus Harold, 1877
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Copris victorini (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) simplex (Taschenberg, 1870)⇒ Selenocopris simplex Taschenberg, 1870
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
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 mutilans Kolbe, 1908
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 soleiana Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes spectabilis Péringuey, 1901
Macroderes tortuosus Abdalla & De..., 2018
Macroderes undulatus Preudhomme d..., 1880
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 pseudoopacus Ferreira, 1965
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869
Xinidium dewitzi Harold, 1878


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