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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
87
2906
15323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
82
2569
12997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
476
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
476
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
435
2687
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
70
764
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
8
141
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
8 Genera with 141 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185746SpeciesTaxom
Copridaspidus Bloucomont, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1967Mexican dung beetle55SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 192527SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 196415SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocopris Ferreira, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
141 Species and 8 Subspecies
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius approximans Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius balubanus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius bellus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius belus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius biconifer Felsche, 1907
Catharsius bicornutus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius brevicornis Felsche, 1907
Catharsius brittoni Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius cassius Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius congolensis Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius duciformis Ferreira, 1959
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius garambae Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius gorilloides Felsche, 1907
Catharsius juheli Josso, 2011
Catharsius kolbei Felsche, 1907
Catharsius latifossa Müller, 1941
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius luluensis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius lycaon Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius machadoi Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius neptunus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius ninus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius platynotus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius pseudooedipus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius saegeri Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius satyrus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius spectabilis Gillet, 1918
Catharsius straeleni Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius stricticornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius upembanus Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copridaspidus peregrinus Harold, 1878
Copris amabilis Kolbe, 1914
Copris arcturus Gillet, 1907
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris atropolitus Gillet, 1910
Copris basilewskyi Ferreira, 1962
Copris bovinus Gillet, 1908
Copris brittoni Ferreira, 1962
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris colmanti Gillet, 1908
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris decellei Cambefort, 1992
Copris dracunculus Fereira, 1959
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris garambae Cambefort, 1992
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris jucundus Gillet, 1932
Copris katangae Cambefort & ..., 1996
Copris laioides Boucomont, 1932
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius laius
Copris leruei Josso & Prév..., 2017
Copris martinae Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris martinae martinae
Copris megaceratoides Waterhouse, 1891
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris muticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Copris neotridens Génier & Pré..., 2017
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion centralis Gillet, 1908
Copris orion orion
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris phylax Gillet, 1908
Copris pseudobootes Ferreira, 1962
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris tridens (Felsche, 1901)⇒ Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris vrydaghi Ferreira, 1962
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914
Copris youngai Balthasar, 1967
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris anguliceps Janssens, 1943
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris corniculatus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris coronatus Felsche, 1901
Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris erycoides Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris eryx (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris eryx ikelenge Moretto, 2017
Heliocopris felschei Kolbe, 1904
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris helleri Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris kolbei Felsche, 1901
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris mimus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris minos Gillet, 1907
Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptunoides Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pauliani Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris quinqueangulatus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris sylvanus Gillet, 1925
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius basilewskyi Balthasar, 1961
Metacatharsius bateke Walter, 1976
Metacatharsius bidentatus Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius kindiai Paulian, 1939
Metacatharsius modestus Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius perpunctatus Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius petrovitzi Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius seminulum Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius simulator Balthasar, 1939
Metacatharsius tchadensis Balthasar, 1961
Metacatharsius tricarenatus Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius useramus Kolbe, 1893
Metacatharsius wittei Ferreira, 1964
Pseudocopris tubericollis Felsche, 1910


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