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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
608
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
533
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
191
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
191
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
181
438
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
47
232
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
7 Genera with 48 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185710SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle21SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17989SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
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 jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris victorini (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
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
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
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