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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
119
3716
17432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
111
3244
14513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
450
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
450
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
341
2417
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
40
457
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
5 Genera with 59 Species
Catharsius Hope, 180612SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1921Mexican dung beetle38SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18597SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Synapsis Forster, 18814SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
59 Species and 3 Subspecies
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius birmanensis Lansberge, 1874
Catharsius capucinus Fabricius, 1781
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius granulatus Sharp, 1875
Catharsius javanus Lansberge, 1886
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius nathani Frey, 1956
Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Catharsius platypus Sharp, 1875
Catharsius quadridentatus Lansberge, 1885
Catharsius sagax Quenstedt, 1806
Copris andrewesi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris carinicus Gillet, 1910
Copris compressipennis (Gillet, 1910)⇒ Paracopris compressipennis Gillet, 1910
Copris corpulentus Gillet, 1910
Copris cribratus Gillet, 1927
Copris davisoni Waterhouse, 1891
Copris delicatus Arrow, 1931
Copris excisus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris furciceps Felsche, 1910
Copris imitans Felsche, 1910
Copris indicus (Gillet, 1910)⇒ Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris iris Sharp, 1875
Copris keralensis Gill, 1986
Copris laevigatus (Gillet, 1927)⇒ Onthophagus laevigatus Fabricius, 1798
Copris magicus Harold, 1881
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Copris neglectus Moxey, 1963
Copris numa Lansberge, 1886Braken Bat Cave meshweaver
Copris pedarioides Lansberge, 1886
Copris punctulatus Wiedemann, 1823
Copris punctulatus punctulatus
Copris punjabensis Gillet, 1921
Copris ramosiceps Gillet, 1921
Copris reflexus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Copris minutus Drury, 1773
Copris repertus Walker, 1858
Copris sabinus Gillet, 1910
Copris sacontala Redtenbacher, 1848
Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris scorpio Zelenka, 1993
Copris siangensis Biswas, 1980
Copris signatus Walker, 1858
Copris sinicus Hope, 1842
Copris spinator Harold, 1881
Copris surdus Arrow, 1931
Copris teramachii Ochi, Kon & Bai, 2020
Copris vitalisi Gillet, 1921
Heliocopris ares Moretto & Mi..., 2022
Heliocopris bucephalus Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris dominus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris midas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris tyrannus Thomson, 1859
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Synapsis birmanicus Gillet, 1907
Synapsis brahminus Hope, 1831
Synapsis gilleti Arrow, 1931
Synapsis tridens Sharp, 1881


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