African Dung Beetles Online

42 species of dung beetles (scarabée bousier) are known to occur in Benin none of which are endemic. If you are aware of other species not included here please e-mail christopherborrow@gmail.com.

• ANACHALCOS
  
  • Anachalcos aurescens Bates, 1888
  • Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
  • Anachalcos cupreus Fabricius, 1775
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Caccophilus punctatissimus Harold, 1867
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
  • Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
• DIASTELLOPALPUS
  
  • Diastellopalpus tridens Fabricius, 1781
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
• DREPANOCERUS
  
  • Drepanocerus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
  • Drepanocerus strigatus Janssens, 1953
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849
  • Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
  • Onthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789
  • Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
  • Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880
  • Onthophagus cyanochlorus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus ducorpsi d'Orbigny, 1913
  • For Onthophagus gazella see Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
  • Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
  • Onthophagus mucronatus Thomson, 1858
  • Onthophagus nodieri d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus picatus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
  • Onthophagus seminitidus d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus tripartitus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
• PARASCATONOMUS
  
  • Parascatonomus maculatus Fabricius, 1801
• PEDARIA
  
  • Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890
• PHALOPS
  
  • Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus praecavatus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Proagoderus praefossus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Proagoderus rarus Guerin, 1829
• PSEUDOSAPROECIUS
  
  • Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
• STRANDIUS OBLIQUUS
  
  • Strandius obliquus Olivier, 1789
• TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Trichonthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835