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Checklist of Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3767
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
60
1163
2720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
9
278
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
9
278
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
248
857
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
61
385
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
8
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
8 Genera with 70 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 196015SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1901Mexican dung beetle27SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 179814SpeciesTaxom
Macroderes Westwood, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 185713SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
70 Species and 2 Subspecies
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius bradshawi Lansberge, 1887
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius dubius (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vansoni Ferreira, 1960
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fallax Felsche, 1910
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris laioides Boucomont, 1932
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris perturbator (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris simplex (Harold, 1869)⇒ Dichotomius simplex Taschenberg, 1870
Copris sinon Olivier, 1789
Copris subsidens Péringuey, 1901
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Dichotomius (Selenocopris) simplex (Taschenberg, 1870)⇒ Selenocopris simplex Taschenberg, 1870
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris biimpressus Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris hunteri Waterhouse, 1891
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Macroderes bias Olivier, 1789
Macroderes pristinus Sharp, 1880
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
Metacatharsius marani Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pumilioniformis Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891


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