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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Maputo Province (Mozambique)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1362
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1362
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1340
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
1055
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
35
364
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
31
292
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
6
78
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
6
78
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
71
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
27
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maputo Province
4 Genera with 12 Species
Catharsius Hope, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18574SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Province
12 Species
Catharsius harpagus Harold, 1877
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pseudoopacus Ferreira, 1965
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