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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1799
4593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
72
1539
3606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
356
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
356
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
328
1122
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
65
493
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
8
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
8 Genera with 86 Species
Canthidium Erichson, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 185723SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1962Mexican dung beetle37SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 179815SpeciesTaxom
Litocopris Waterhouse, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 18579SpeciesTaxom
Xinidium Harold, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
86 Species and 4 Subspecies
Canthidium muticum Boheman, 1858
Canthidium smaragdinum Harold, 1867
Catharsius aegeus Génier, 2017
Catharsius bradshawi Lansberge, 1887
Catharsius brittoni Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius brutus Harold, 1880
Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius disseptus (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius dubius (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
Catharsius laticeps Boheman, 1857
Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius melancholicus (Boheman, 1860)⇒ Catharsius longiceps Gillet, 1907
Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893
Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855
Catharsius pseudoplaticornis Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius punctatus Josso & Prév..., 2019
Catharsius rhinoceros Klug, 1855
Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
Catharsius simillimus Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778
Catharsius vitulus Boheman, 1857
Copris achates (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris elpheneroides Felsche, 1910
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus grandis Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris laiiformis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris laioides Boucomont, 1932
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus mesacanthus
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris morettoi Josso & Prév..., 2020
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris sexdentatus (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris sphaeropterus Harold, 1877
Copris subsidens Péringuey, 1901
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Coptodactyla subaenea Harold, 1877
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 corniculatus Janssens, 1939
Heliocopris faunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Heliocopris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775
Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878
Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855
Heliocopris letiranti Moretto, 2021
Heliocopris marshalli Péringuey, 1901
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Heliocopris pirmal Fabricius, 1798
Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
Metacatharsius ferreirae Balthasar, 1965
Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Metacatharsius politus Paulian, 1934
Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
Metacatharsius troglodytes (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891
Xinidium davisi Cambefort, 1985
Xinidium dewitzi Harold, 1878


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