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
- CACCOPHILUS
- CATHARSIUS
- COPRIS
- DIASTELLOPALPUS
- DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
- DREPANOCERUS
- EUONITICELLUS
- EUONTHOPHAGUS
- FURCONTHOPHAGUS
- METACATHARSIUS
- ONITIS
- 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
- PEDARIA
- PHALOPS
- PROAGODERUS
- PSEUDOSAPROECIUS
- STRANDIUS OBLIQUUS
- TRICHONTHOPHAGUS