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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
82
1759
3591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
70
1501
2877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
341
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
341
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
312
1005
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
64
424
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
9
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
9 Genera with 71 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185716SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle31SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 179810SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19657SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 19933SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
71 Species and 3 Subspecies
Canthidium manni Arrow, 1913
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius haroldi Takano, 2021
Catharsius harpagus Harold, 1877
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius laticeps Boheman, 1857
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
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 bootes Klug, 1855
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
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 harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus sanctaeluciae Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus transvaalensis Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion caffer Gillet, 1908
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Copris victorini (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Copris vrydaghi Ferreira, 1962
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) guaribensis Valois, Vaz-..., 2017
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Litocopris simplex Harold, 1869
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pseudoopacus Ferreira, 1965
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius zuluanus Balthasar, 1965
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869
Xinidium dewitzi Harold, 1878
Xinidium howdeni Cambefort, 1993


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