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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1882
3253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
282
1879
3243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
265
1827
3170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
163
1308
2273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
39
413
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
35
347
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
135
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
135
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
124
317
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
37
178
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
6
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Free State
6 Genera with 33 Species
Catharsius Hope, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1875Mexican dung beetle18SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Free State
33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius marani Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869


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