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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1730
5215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
352
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
352
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
321
1340
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
65
576
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 85 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185723SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1988Mexican dung beetle32SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 201320SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18847SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocopris Ferreira, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
85 Species and 3 Subspecies
Canthidium gerstaeckeri Harold, 1867
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius adamastor Gillet, 1932
Catharsius brutus Harold, 1880
Catharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius erechtheus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius furcillatus Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Catharsius furcillatus furcillatus Guérin, 1847
Catharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius haafi Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891
Catharsius karlwerneri Moretto, 2008
Catharsius mirabilis Felsche, 1901
Catharsius neptunus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius ninus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius oedipus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius pseudocongolensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius somalicus Gillet, 1918
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copris algol Nguyen-phung, 1989
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris atropolitus Gillet, 1910
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris elpheneroides Felsche, 1910
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 leakeyorum R. Paulian, 1976
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris montivagus (Gillet, 1908)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris morphaeus Gillet, 1932
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Copris usambaricus Gillet, 1908
Copris vankhaii genopunctatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhalii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Heliocopris alatus Felsche, 1910
Heliocopris anadematus Gillet, 1908
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris erycoides Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris hunteri Waterhouse, 1891
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Heliocopris stroehlei Moretto, 2014
Heliocopris werneri Moretto & Mi..., 2013
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius ovulum Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius pollicatus Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius rusingae R. Paulian, 1976
Metacatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884
Pseudocopris tubericollis Felsche, 1910


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