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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Morogoro Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
907
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
907
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
865
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
44
375
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
337
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
4
107
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
4
107
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
101
156
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
35
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morogoro Region
5 Genera with 21 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1884Mexican dung beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morogoro Region
21 Species
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius hertli Ferreira, 1964
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius scopas Felsche, 1907
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris cribricollis (Gillet, 1910)⇒ Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris gilleti Kolbe, 1907
Copris humilis Gillet, 1908
Copris serius Nguyen-phung, 1987
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Metacatharsius modestus Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891


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