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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
26
253
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
22
221
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
3
86
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
84
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
34
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
7 Genera with 28 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
28 Species
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius ulysses Boheman, 1857
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris jacchoides Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869


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