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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
803
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
51
684
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
171
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
157
368
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
36
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 31 Species
Catharsius Hope, 188812SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1789Mexican dung beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18938SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 19614SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius africanus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius crassicornis Gillet, 1911
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius oedipus Felsche, 1907
Catharsius phidias (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Copris bidens (Pfeffer, 1888)⇒ Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris gladiator Arrow, 1933
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris megaceratoides Waterhouse, 1891
Copris sinon Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris eryx (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris eryx mutabilis (Kolbe, 1895)⇒ Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius tchadensis Balthasar, 1961


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