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Checklist for Genus Copris Geoffroy, 1762 (Mexican dung beetle)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
97
4086
23930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
91
3664
20571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
584
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
584
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
533
3797
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
77
1091
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
8
190
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusCopris
Geoffroy, 1762
Mexican dung beetle
64Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
1 Genera with 64 Species
Copris Geoffroy, 1967Mexican dung beetle76SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
64 Species and 12 Subspecies
Copris amabilis Kolbe, 1914
Copris arcturus Gillet, 1907
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris atropolitus Gillet, 1910
Copris basilewskyi Ferreira, 1962
Copris bidens (Pfeffer, 1888)⇒ Liatongus femoratus Illiger, 1800
Copris bovinus Gillet, 1908
Copris brittoni Ferreira, 1962
Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris colmanti Gillet, 1908
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris davisi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris decellei Cambefort, 1992
Copris draco Arrow, 1906
Copris dracunculus Fereira, 1959
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris freyi Ferreira, 1961
Copris garambae Cambefort, 1992
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna, 1792
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris incertus Say, 1835Black dung beetle
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus ngotto Moretto, 2011
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris jahi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris jucundus Gillet, 1932
Copris katangae Cambefort & ..., 1996
Copris laioides Boucomont, 1932
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius angusticornis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris laius laius
Copris leruei Josso & Prév..., 2017
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris martinae Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris martinae martinae
Copris megaceratoides Waterhouse, 1891
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus mesacanthus
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris muticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Copris neotridens Génier & Pré..., 2017
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion centralis Gillet, 1908
Copris orion orion
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris pauliani Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris phungae Cambefort, 1992
Copris phungae gabonicus Cambefort, 1992
Copris phungae phungae
Copris phylax Gillet, 1908
Copris pseudobootes Ferreira, 1962
Copris pseudomoffartsi Moretto, 2011
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris simulator Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris tridens (Felsche, 1901)⇒ Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Copris truncatus Felsche, 1901
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Copris vrydaghi Ferreira, 1962
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914
Copris youngai Balthasar, 1967


Links, sources and further information
Copris at artfakta.se
Copris at gbif.org
Copris at gbif.org
Copris at gbif.org
Copris at irmng.org
Copris at irmng.org
Copris at itis.gov