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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
119
6705
38199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
108
6059
32317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
14
1053
7187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
14
1053
7187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
951
6651
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
112
1894
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
10
257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusCopris
Geoffroy, 1762
Mexican dung beetle
86Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
1 Genera with 86 Species
Copris Geoffroy, 1914Mexican dung beetle98SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
86 Species and 12 Subspecies
Copris achates (Péringuey, 1901)⇒ Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris afgoi Cambefort, 1992
Copris algol Nguyen-phung, 1989
Copris amabilis Kolbe, 1914
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris anceus Olivier, 1789
Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947
Copris armiger Gillet, 1910
Copris atropolitus Gillet, 1910
Copris bootes Klug, 1855
Copris brittoni Ferreira, 1962
Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794
Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris cassius Péringuey, 1901
Copris complexus Nguyen-phung, 1989Robber Baron Cave meshweaver
Copris coriarius Gillet, 1907
Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823)⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759
Copris cribricollis (Gillet, 1910)⇒ Catharsius pithecius Fabricius, 1775
Copris curlettii Moretto, 2011
Copris decellei Cambefort, 1992
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891
Copris dracunculus Fereira, 1959
Copris dudleyi Cambefort, 1992
Copris elpheneroides Felsche, 1910
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris fidius Olivier, 1789
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris gilleti Kolbe, 1907
Copris gracilis Waterhouse, 1891
Copris graueri (Kolbe, 1914)⇒ Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris hartli Frey, 1975
Copris humilis Gillet, 1908
Copris hybridus Gillet, 1910
Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris inhalatus grandis Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris inhalatus inhalatus
Copris inhalatus perturbator Péringuey, 1901
Copris inhalatus sanctaeluciae Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris insidiosus Péringuey, 1901
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris jacchus Lang, 1971
Copris jahi Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris jucundus Gillet, 1932
Copris kasanka Josso & Prév..., 2016
Copris laiiformis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris laioides Boucomont, 1932
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius angusticornis Nguyen-phung..., 1987
Copris leakeyorum ♰ R. Paulian, 1976
Copris macer Péringuey, 1901
Copris martinae Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris martinae martinae
Copris martinae ntchisi Moretto, 2011
Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878
Copris mesacanthus mesacanthus
Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901
Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907
Copris montivagus (Gillet, 1908)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris morettoi Josso & Prév..., 2020
Copris morphaeus Gillet, 1932
Copris mourgliai Zelenka, 1993
Copris muticus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Litocopris muticus Boheman, 1857
Copris nepos Gillet, 1908
Copris obesus Boheman, 1857
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris orion overlaeti Balthasar, 1961
Copris orphanus (Guérin-Ménev..., 1847)⇒ Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
Copris prevosti Josso, 2011
Copris pseudobootes Ferreira, 1962
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891
Copris ruandanus Balthasar, 1961
Copris rugosus (Gillet, 1908)⇒ Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris scorpio Zelenka, 1993
Copris serius Nguyen-phung, 1987
Copris sexdentatus (Thunberg, 1818)⇒ Copris sarpedon Harold, 1868
Copris simonettai Cambefort, 1992
Copris singularis Nguyen-phung..., 1986
Copris sphaeropterus Harold, 1877
Copris subsidens Péringuey, 1901
Copris typhoeus Gerstaecker, 1884
Copris urus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Catharsius molossus Linnaeus, 1758
Copris usambaricus Gillet, 1908
Copris vankhaii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhaii genopunctatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vankhaii vankhaii
Copris vankhalii Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris vilhenai Ferreira, 1962
Copris wiesei Kolbe, 1914


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