African Dung Beetles Online

13 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Algeria none of which are endemic. If you are aware of other species not included here please e-mail christopherborrow@gmail.com.

• AMPHIONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Amphionthophagus melitaeus Fabricius, 1798
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• EREMONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Eremonthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 226)
  • Eremonthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888 (BMNH drawer 226)
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• MICRONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Micronthophagus melanocephalus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 226)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis alexis Klug 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • For Onthophagus gazella see Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PALAEONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Palaeonthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
  • Palaeonthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864 (BMNH drawer 225)
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus 1758 (BMNH drawer 15)