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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1270
4184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
57
1029
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
254
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
254
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
234
884
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
47
348
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
5 Genera with 44 Species
Catharsius Hope, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1988Mexican dung beetle15SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 201417SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19417SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
44 Species and 3 Subspecies
Catharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius furcillatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Catharsius furcillatus laeviplaga G. Müller, 1941
Catharsius omoensis Müller, 1941
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius pseudovitulus Müller, 1941
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris singularis Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris vankhaii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhaii vankhaii
Copris vankhalii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris beccarii Harold, 1871
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris cuneifer Lesne, 1906
Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris furcithorax Müller, 1941
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris neptunoides Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris stroehlei Moretto, 2014
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius brevicosta Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius convexiusculus Shipp, 1897
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882
Metacatharsius nubiensis Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius omoensis Müller, 1941


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