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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
42
831
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
38
729
1797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
279
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
279
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
267
839
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
60
374
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
7 Genera with 64 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 177818SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1987Mexican dung beetle24SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 189316SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
64 Species and 2 Subspecies
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius brutus Harold, 1880
Catharsius duciformis Ferreira, 1959
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius fastidiosus Thomson, 1858
Catharsius mulanjeensis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius oedipus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius pallas Génier, 2017
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius pseudoplaticornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius satyrus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius simillimus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius spectabilis Gillet, 1918
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris dracunculus Fereira, 1959
Copris dudleyi Cambefort, 1992
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris laioides Boucomont, 1932
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris martinae ntchisi Moretto, 2011
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus mesacanthus
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris prevosti Josso, 2011
Copris serius Nguyen-phung, 1987
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris biimpressus Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris erycoides Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris marshalli Péringuey, 1901
Heliocopris minos Gillet, 1907
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptuniformis Felsche, 1907
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891


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