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Checklist for Family Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 (Dor beetles)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
22
1596
21098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
1236
15677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
1048
10177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
1048
10177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle
16
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
16 Genera with 120 Species
Australobolbus Howden & Cooper, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Bolbaffer Vulcano, Mar..., 188417SpeciesTaxom
Bolbaffroides Nikolaev, 18457SpeciesTaxom
Bolbocaffer Vulcano, Mar..., 190123SpeciesTaxom
Bolboceras Kirby, 18489SpeciesTaxom
Bolboceratex Krikken, 20008SpeciesTaxom
Bolboceratops Krikken, 19417SpeciesTaxom
Bolboceroides Vulcano, Mar..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Meridiobolbus Krikken, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Mimobolbus Vulcano, Mar..., 194126SpeciesTaxom
Namibiobolbus Krikken, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Namibiotrupes Krikken, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Prototrupes Krikken, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoathyreus Howden & Mar..., 19089SpeciesTaxom
Socotrabolbus Cambefort, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Somalobolbus Carpaneto, M..., 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
120 Species and 2 Subspecies
Australobolbus gayndahensis MacLeay, 1871
Bolbaffer abditus Petrovitz, 1969
Bolbaffer abyssinicus Muller, 1941
Bolbaffer barbatus Gussmann & S..., 2001
Bolbaffer bidenticollis Fairmaire, 1894
Bolbaffer bremeri Nikolajev, 1982
Bolbaffer coriaceus Petrovitz, 1969
Bolbaffer dudleyi Gussmann & S..., 2001
Bolbaffer gigas Kolbe, 1894
Bolbaffer guineaensis Gussmann & S..., 2001
Bolbaffer mozambiquensis Gussmann & S..., 2001
Bolbaffer namibiensis Gussmann & S..., 2001
Bolbaffer nikolajevi Gussmann & S..., 2001
Bolbaffer princeps Kolbe, 1894
Bolbaffer sasakii Gussmann & S..., 2001
Bolbaffer sebastiani Gussmann & S..., 2001
Bolbaffer splendidus Petrovitz, 1969
Bolbaffer tenuelimbatus Quedenfeldt, 1884
Bolbaffroides dhofarensis Král, Hiller..., 2022
Bolbaffroides kubaricus Krikken, 1978
Bolbaffroides scotti Paulian, 1948
Bolbaffroides serripes Fairmaire, 1882
Bolbaffroides serripes serripes tsavoensis K..., 1978
Bolbaffroides serripes tsavoensis Krikken, 1978
Bolbaffroides validus Klug, 1845
Bolbocaffer caffrum Boheman, 1857
Bolbocaffer consocium Boheman, 1857
Bolbocaffer cycloidum Fairmaire, 1891
Bolbocaffer disparile Péringuey, 1908
Bolbocaffer exasperans Péringuey, 1908
Bolbocaffer gautieri Boucomont, 1910
Bolbocaffer indigum Péringuey, 1908
Bolbocaffer innotandum Petrovitz, 1969
Bolbocaffer interruptum Kolbe, 1894
Bolbocaffer kraatzi Paulian, 1941
Bolbocaffer littorale Kolbe, 1894
Bolbocaffer luniferum Petrovitz, 1975
Bolbocaffer matabele Péringuey, 1908
Bolbocaffer pallens Klug, 1835
Bolbocaffer pannosum Péringuey, 1901
Bolbocaffer plausibile Péringuey, 1901
Bolbocaffer politum Westwood, 1848
Bolbocaffer rugiferum Kolbe, 1883
Bolbocaffer sansibaricum Kolbe, 1894
Bolbocaffer schimperi Paulian, 1941
Bolbocaffer senegalense Laporte de C..., 1840
Bolbocaffer stercorosum Péringuey, 1901
Bolbocaffer vacivum Péringuey, 1901
Bolboceras gaujani Fairmaire, 1892
Bolboceras inaequale Westwood, 1848
Bolboceras inaequalis Westwood, 1848
Bolboceras inchoatum Péringuey, 1901
Bolboceras kenyense Krikken, 2011
Bolboceras nigricans Westwood, 1848
Bolboceras niloticum Boucomont, 1928
Bolboceras niloticus Boucomont, 1928
Bolboceras scabricolle Westwood, 1848
Bolboceratex coryphaeus Fabricius, 1775
Bolboceratex holmi Gussmann & S..., 2000
Bolboceratex jouberti Gussmann & S..., 2000
Bolboceratex posticatus Boheman, 1860
Bolboceratex rhodesianus Petrovitz, 1973
Bolboceratex spurius Péringuey, 1901
Bolboceratex transvaalicus Petrovitz, 1974
Bolboceratex vanwyki Gussmann & S..., 2000
Bolboceratops buxtoni Paulian, 1941
Bolboceratops indicus Westwood, 1848
Bolboceratops rosaedicatus Carpaneto & ..., 1988
Bolboceratops scorteccii Carpaneto & ..., 1993
Bolboceratops simonettai Carpaneto & ..., 1993
Bolboceratops suahelus Kolbe, 1894
Bolboceratops tenuistriatus Muller, 1941
Bolboceroides capense Klug, 1843
Bolboceroides capensis Klug, 1843
Meridiobolbus faustus Péringuey, 1908
Meridiobolbus natalensis Gussmann & S..., 2000
Meridiobolbus quinquedens Kolbe, 1894
Mimobolbus ambiguus Péringuey, 1908
Mimobolbus angolensis Krikken, 1977
Mimobolbus congolensis Paulian, 1941
Mimobolbus decoratus Vulcano, Mar..., 1969
Mimobolbus decorsei Paulian, 1941
Mimobolbus dorsualis Boheman, 1857
Mimobolbus endroedyyoungai Petrovitz, 1973
Mimobolbus fulvus Gory, 1842
Mimobolbus globularis Kolbe, 1894
Mimobolbus maculicollis Boheman, 1857
Mimobolbus monticola Kolbe, 1894
Mimobolbus nigropiceus Felsche, 1910
Mimobolbus nigrum Péringuey, 1908
Mimobolbus ornatellus Péringuey, 1901
Mimobolbus peringueyi Paulian, 1941
Mimobolbus pilulus Gestro, 1895
Mimobolbus pygmaeus Frey, 1967
Mimobolbus remedellii Muller, 1941
Mimobolbus rufotestaceus Boheman, 1857
Mimobolbus sebakuensis Péringuey, 1908
Mimobolbus sedhiounense Paulian, 1941
Mimobolbus sedhiounensis Paulian, 1941
Mimobolbus subcariniceps Muller, 1941
Mimobolbus togonicus Kolbe, 1894
Mimobolbus vivianae Paulian, 1941
Mimobolbus zavattarii Muller, 1941
Namibiobolbus helgae Gussmann & S..., 2000
Namibiobolbus heracles Krikken, 1977
Namibiobolbus iphicles Kolbe, 1907
Namibiotrupes auspicatus Péringuey, 1901
Namibiotrupes penrithae Krikken, 1977
Namibiotrupes zumpti Frey, 1955
Prototrupes copridoides Kolbe, 1907
Prototrupes kochi Paulian, 1952
Pseudoathyreus citernii Gestro, 1904
Pseudoathyreus damara Kolbe, 1907
Pseudoathyreus flavohirtus Walker, 1871
Pseudoathyreus fracticolis Fairmaire, 1882
Pseudoathyreus fracticollis Fairmaire, 1882
Pseudoathyreus freyi Gomes Alves, 1957
Pseudoathyreus kordofanus Klug, 1843
Pseudoathyreus porcatus Laporte de C..., 1840
Pseudoathyreus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1908
Socotrabolbus canui Cambefort, 1998
Somalobolbus benadirensis Carpaneto & ..., 1992

Subnodes of Geotrupidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyBolboceratinae
Mulsant, 1842
16
120
Genera
Species

Taxom



Geotrupidae (Latreille 1802)
Geotrupidae (Latreille 1802)


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