Checklist of Family Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 (Dor beetles)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1925
3869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 47
656
1472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 43
535
1141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 9
188
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 9
188
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Geotrupidae
Latreille, 1802
Dor beetles, Dung beetles, Earth-Boring Dung Beetle | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Botswana
11 Species | Bolbaffer namibiensis Gussmann & S..., 2001 | | | Bolbocaffer consocium Boheman, 1857 | | | Bolbocaffer exasperans Péringuey, 1908 | | | Bolbocaffer matabele Péringuey, 1908 | | | Bolboceratex posticatus Boheman, 1860 | | | Meridiobolbus faustus Péringuey, 1908 | | | Meridiobolbus quinquedens Kolbe, 1894 | | | Namibiobolbus heracles Krikken, 1977 | | | Namibiotrupes auspicatus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Namibiotrupes zumpti Frey, 1955 | | | Prototrupes copridoides Kolbe, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Geotrupidae with occurrences in Botswana
 | | Geotrupidae (Latreille 1802) |
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