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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
55
1080
2742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
50
864
1958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
220
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
220
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
200
682
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
45
285
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
5
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
5 Genera with 39 Species
Catharsius Hope, 185717SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1857Mexican dung beetle15SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 17896SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
39 Species and 2 Subspecies
Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789
Catharsius africanus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius crassicornis Gillet, 1911
Catharsius dux Harold, 1878
Catharsius eteocles (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Catharsius alpheus Gillet, 1932
Catharsius garambae Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858
Catharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius lepineyi Boucomont, 1934
Catharsius machadoi Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius phidias (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius semirubidus Fairmaire, 1891
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copris angustus Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius laius
Copris megaceratoides Waterhouse, 1891
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris sinon Olivier, 1789
Copris victorini (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Copris ritsemae Harold, 1875
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius imitator Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789


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