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Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
988
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
871
1848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
24
279
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
21
193
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
7
107
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
7
107
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
96
217
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burkina Faso
96 Genera with 217 Species
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Adoretus Laporte, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Afrodiastictus Pittino & Ma..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Afroemadiellus Bordat, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Aganocrossus Reitter, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Alloblackburneus Bordat, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Allogymnopleurus Janssens, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Anachalcos Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Anomala Samouelle, 1906Shining Leaf Chafer1SpeciesTaxom
Aphodobius Péringuey, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Apogonia Melichar, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ataenius Harold, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Badizoblax J.Thomson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Bothrorrhina Burmeister, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 197514SpeciesTaxom
Calocolobopterus1SpeciesTaxom
Cantotius Bordat, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Catharsius Hope, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Chalconotus Reiche, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Cleptocaccobius Cambefort, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Coenochilus Burmeister &..., 18011SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1789Mexican dung beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Cyprolais Thomson, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorhina Hope Westwood, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Dicronorrhina Burmeister, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Diplognatha Gory & Perch..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dudleyellus1SpeciesTaxom
Eodrepanus Barbero, Pal..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Eudicella White, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Eulepida Kolbe, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Fulvaphodius Bordat, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gametoides1SpeciesTaxom
Garreta Janssens, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Gnathocera Kirby, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Goliathus Lamarck, 1835Goliath beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Hamonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Heteroligus Kolbe, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychus Seidlitz, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Heterotephraea1SpeciesTaxom
Jossonthophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Kheper Janssens, 02SpeciesTaxom
Koshantschikovius Schmidt, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Lophorrhina Westwood, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lorditomaeus Péringuey, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Mausoleopsis Lansberge, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Megateloides Landin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 19745SpeciesTaxom
Metacatharsius Paulian, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Milichus Péringuey, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Neocolobopterus Landin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neoheptaulacus Paulian & Vi..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nialaphodius Kolbe, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Odontolochus Schmidt, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 184313SpeciesTaxom
Oxythyrea Mulsant, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Pachnoda Burmeister, 08SpeciesTaxom
Paradidactylia Balthasar, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Paradoaphius Bordat, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Parascatonomus Paulian, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Parateuchus1SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichaphodius1SpeciesTaxom
Pedaria Laporte, 19827SpeciesTaxom
Phalops Erichson, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Pharaphodius Reitter, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Phonotaenia Kraatz, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathus Eschscholtz, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Pilinurgus Burmeister, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Platytomus Mulsant, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Pleuraphodius Schmidt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pleuronitis Lansberge, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Polybaphes Kirby, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Popillia Leach, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Proagoderus Lansberge, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalleucosma1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopharaphodius Bordat, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosaproecius Balthasar, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Rhyssemus Mulsant, 19097SpeciesTaxom
Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Simorrhina Kraatz, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Spilophorus Schaum, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Stiptopodius Harold, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Tephraea Burmeister, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclipeoides Schmidt, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tiaronthophagus Roggero, Mor..., 19087SpeciesTaxom
Tibiodrepanus Krikken, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tiniocellus Péringuey, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodioides Paulian, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Trichaphodius Schmidt, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Trichiorhyssemus Clouët, 02SpeciesTaxom
Xeloma Kraatz, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
217 Species and 20 Subspecies
Adoretus (Adoretus) bechynei Frey, 1970
Adoretus (Adoretus) morettoi Limbourg, 2012
Adoretus (Adoretus) obscurus Fabricius, 1781
Adoretus obscurus obscurus
Adoretus (Adoretus) rainoni Limbourg & C..., 2014
Adoretus (Adoretus) similis Benderitter, 1922
Afrodiastictus ceratus Clement, 1969
Afroemadiellus luciphilus Endrödi, 1973
Afroemadiellus villiersianus Clément, 1969
Aganocrossus hutteri Petrovitz, 1973
Aganocrossus rudolfpetrovitzi Bordat, 2013
Alloblackburneus mashunensis Péringuey, 1901
Allogymnopleurus aeneus Harold, 1875
Allogymnopleurus olivieri Castelnau, 1840
Allogymnopleurus sagnai Nicolas & Mo..., 2002
Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Anomala tibialis Schaeffer, 1906Padre island tibial scarab
Aphodobius erugatus Harold, 1871
Apogonia fatidica Kolbe, 1899
Ataenius insolitus Schmidt, 1909
Badizoblax cervinus Thomson, 1877
Bothrorrhina ruteri De Lisle, 1953
Caccobius anthracites d´Orbigny, 1904
Caccobius auberti d´Orbigny, 1902
Caccobius bama Walter, 2014
Caccobius cavatus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius cribrarius Boucomont, 1928
Caccobius genierorum Walter, 2014
Caccobius ivorensis Cambefort, 1984
Caccobius lamottei (Cambefort, 1983)⇒ Cleptocaccobius lamottei Cambefort, 1983
Caccobius morettoi Walter, 2014
Caccobius pentagonus d´Orbigny, 1908
Caccobius polygonus d´Orbigny, 1911
Caccobius punctatissimus Harold, 1867
Caccobius signatipennis Harold, 1867
Caccobius villiersi Cambefort, 1975
Calocolobopterus magnus Endrödi, 1957
Cantotius sexmaculosus Schmidt, 1911
Catharsius garambae Ferreira, 1962
Catharsius genieri Moretto, 2014
Catharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963
Catharsius lepineyi Boucomont, 1934
Catharsius phidias (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Catharsius platicornis Ferreira, 1960
Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
Chalconotus aurescens Bates, 1888
Chalconotus convexus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
Cleptocaccobius balthasarianus Cambefort, 1979
Cleptocaccobius convexifrons Raffray, 1877
Cleptocaccobius dorbignyi Cambefort, 1984
Cleptocaccobius lamottei Cambefort, 1983
Cleptocaccobius morettoi Josso & Prév..., 2006
Cleptocaccobius uniseries d´Orbigny, 1905
Coenochilus maurus Fabricius, 1801
Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907Kenyan dung beetle
Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918
Copris integer (Reiche, 1847)⇒ Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897
Copris laius Harold, 1868
Copris laius laius
Copris orion Klug, 1835
Copris orion orion
Copris sinon Olivier, 1789
Cyprolais ruteri De Lisle, 1953
Dicronorhina micans kouensis Legrand, Bou..., 2006
Dicronorrhina micans Drury, 1773
Dicronorrhina micans kouensis Legrand, Bou..., 2006
Digitonthophagus dilatatus Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus eucatta Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus falciger Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus fimator Génier, 2017
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Digitonthophagus sahelicus Moretto, 2017
Diplognatha gagates holoserica Bainbridge, 1842
Dudleyellus nigripennis Petrovitz, 1958
Eodrepanus bechynei Janssens, 1953
Eudicella daphnis Buquet, 1835
Eulepida baumanni (Kolbe, 1894)⇒ Lepidiota baumanni Kolbe, 1894
Fulvaphodius fulvescens Harold, 1874
Gametoides sanguinolenta sanguinolenta Olivier, 1789
Garreta laetus laetus
Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
Gnathocera varians Gory & Perch..., 1833
Gnathocera varians histrionica De Lisle, 1947
Goliathus cacicus Olivier, 1789
Goliathus regius Klug, 1835Royal Goliath Beetle
Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789
Gymnopleurus nyankpalaensis Endrödi, 1976
Hamonthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789
Heliocopris antenor (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868
Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893
Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
Heteroligus meles Billberg, 1815Yam beetle
Heteronychus mosambicus Péringuey, 1908
Heteronychus parumpunctatus Burmeister, 1847
Heterotephraea arborescens Vigors, 1826
Jossonthophagus atrovittatus Orbigny, 1908
Kheper festivus Harold, 1868
Kheper festivus festivus
Koshantschikovius crassigena Bordat, 2009
Koshantschikovius genieri Bordat, 2009
Lepidiota baumanni Kolbe, 1894
Lophorrhina pentachordia Klug, 1835
Lorditomaeus invenustus Schmidt, 1908
Mausoleopsis amabilis ruteri Antoine, 1989
Megateloides dimidiatus dimidiatus
Mesontoplatys parvulus Harold, 1871
Mesontoplatys probes Péringuey, 1901
Mesontoplatys rougoni Petrovitz, 1974
Mesontoplatys simplicipennis Petrovitz, 1972
Mesontoplatys simplicius Petrovitz, 1974
Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789
Milichus serratus d´Orbigny, 1907
Neocolobopterus maculicollis maculicollis
Neoheptaulacus hepaticolor Quedenfeldt, 1884
Nialaphodius calidus Harold, 1871
Nialaphodius nigrita Fabricius, 1801
Odontolochus costatus Endrödi, 1964
Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875
Onitis affinis Felsche, 1911
Onitis guineensis Gillet, 1918
Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onitis sibutensis Janssens, 1943
Onitis violaceus (Lansberge, 1875)⇒ Onitis humerosus Pallas, 1771
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) monforti Josso & Prév..., 2006
Onthophagus bimarginatus d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus ecopas Josso & Prév..., 2006
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus fradei Gomes Alves, 1956
Onthophagus imbellis d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus latigibber d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus mankonoensis (Balthasar, 1966)⇒ Onthophagus mocquerysi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus miles d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus mocquerysi d´Orbigny, 1902
Onthophagus pendjarius Josso & Prév..., 2006
Onthophagus rougonorum Cambefort, 1984
Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
Oxythyrea guttifera Afzelius, 1817
Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda interrupta (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Pachnoda cordata tigris Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda marginata Drury, 1773Central African fruit chafer
Pachnoda marginata aurantia Herbst, 1790
Pachnoda orphanula (Herbst, 1790)⇒ Heterotephraea arborescens Vigors, 1826
Pachnoda orphanula orphanula
Pachnoda rufomarginata Burmeister, 1842
Pachnoda vuilleti vuilleti
Paradidactylia montana (Clement, 1958)⇒ Paradidactylia pierreclementi Dellacasa, 1988
Paradidactylia venalis Schmidt, 1911
Paradoaphius genieri Bordat, 2009
Parascatonomus imbellis Orbigny, 1905
Parateuchus palemo Olivier, 1789
Paratrichaphodius sericeus Schmidt, 1909
Pedaria coprinarum Cambefort, 1982
Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890
Pedaria durandi Paulian, Cam..., 1982
Pedaria fernandezi Cambefort, 1982
Pedaria humana Cambefort, 1982
Pedaria nigra Laporte, 1832
Pedaria renwarti Cambefort, 1982
Phalops barbicornis Lansberge, 1883
Phalops batesi Koenike, 1892
Phalops batesi batesi
Phalops fimbriatus Klug, 1835
Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789
Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883
Pharaphodius discolor Erichson, 1859
Pharaphodius russatus Erichson, 1842
Pharaphodius sudanicus Petrovitz, 1964
Phonotaenia aequinoctialis Olivier, 1789
Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Phyllognathus degener (Fairmaire, 1891)⇒ Phyllognathus burmeisteri Arrow, 1911
Pilinurgus hirtus Gory & Perch..., 1833
Platytomus ashantii Endrödi, 1973
Platytomus pumilio Balthasar, 1966
Pleuraphodius pygmaeus Boheman, 1857
Pleuronitis boucomonti Janssens, 1937
Polybaphes viridana Moser, 1913
Popillia dorsigera Newman, 1838
Proagoderus gerstaeckeri Harold, 1867
Proagoderus patinatus Marcus, 1917
Pseudalleucosma ruteri Antoine, 1998
Pseudopharaphodius apicesetosus Clement, 1969
Pseudopharaphodius dalabaensis Petrovitz, 1973
Pseudopharaphodius phalacronotoides Balthasar, 1960
Pseudopharaphodius rufomaculatus Petrovitz, 1958
Pseudosaproecius portentosus Felsche, 1907
Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
Rhyssemus archambaulti Benard, 1929
Rhyssemus carinatipennis Péringuey, 1901
Rhyssemus propinquus Petrovitz, 1964
Rhyssemus ritsemae Clouët, 1901
Rhyssemus rubeolus Harold, 1871
Rhyssemus senegalensis Petrovitz, 1972
Rhyssemus sexcostatus Schmidt, 1909
Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991Masked stargazer
Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Simorrhina staudingeri Kraatz, 1886
Sisyphus africanus africanus
Sisyphus gladiator (Arrow, 1927)⇒ Neosisyphus gladiator Arrow, 1927
Spilophorus fernandezi Antoine, 2006
Stiptopodius doriae Harold, 1871
Stiptopodius nodieri Boucomont, 1923
Tephraea pulverulenta Gory & Perch..., 1833
Tetraclipeoides quadridentulus Fairmaire, 1894
Tiaronthophagus chrysoderus Orbigny, 1905
Tiaronthophagus curtipilis Orbigny, 1905
Tiaronthophagus flexicornis Orbigny, 1902
Tiaronthophagus lamtoensis Cambefort, 1984
Tiaronthophagus pendjarius Josso & Prév..., 2006
Tiaronthophagus rougonorum Cambefort, 1984
Tiaronthophagus viridiaereus Orbigny, 1908
Tibiodrepanus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840
Tiniocellus praetermissus Branco, 2010
Tiniocellus setifer Kraatz, 1895
Trichaphodioides incertepilosus Bordat, 1994
Trichaphodioides multus Bordat, 1994
Trichaphodius copulatus Schmidt, 1916
Trichaphodius flavus Endrödi, 1955
Trichiorhyssemus congolanus Clouët, 1901
Trichiorhyssemus congolanus congolanus
Xeloma burmeisteri Arrow, 1941
Xeloma cicatricosa Burmeister, 1842

Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Burkina Faso
SubfamilyAphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles
27
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers
24
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
26
104
Genera
Species

Taxom



Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)
Scarabaeidae (Latreille 1802)


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Scarabaeidae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeidae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeidae at gbif.org
Scarabaeidae at irmng.org
Scarabaeidae at itis.gov