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Checklist for Tribe Coprini Kolbe, 1805
and region Somalia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
1873
3964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1870
3961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1838
3889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1481
3302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
33
620
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
32
498
1196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
8
164
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
8
164
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
144
441
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
32
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
4
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somalia
4 Genera with 36 Species
Catharsius Hope, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1988Mexican dung beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 17756SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 188420SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Catharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius latifossa Müller, 1941
Copris afgoi Cambefort, 1992
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris mourgliai Zelenka, 1993
Copris simonettai Cambefort, 1992
Copris vankhaii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhaii vankhaii
Copris vankhalii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Heliocopris beccarii Harold, 1871
Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851
Heliocopris dilloni Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris gigas gigas
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Metacatharsius anomalus Felsche, 1910
Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius benadirensis Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius clypeolatus Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius duplicatus Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius gardoensis Balthasar, 1941
Metacatharsius holyi Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840
Metacatharsius janssensi Frey, 1963
Metacatharsius lomii Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882
Metacatharsius nubiensis Harold, 1878
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius ovulum Balthasar, 1940
Metacatharsius patrizii Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius pernitidus Müller, 1941
Metacatharsius rochai Ferreira, 1964
Metacatharsius tenellus Müller, 1947
Metacatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884


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