African Dung Beetles Online

106 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Botswana XX 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
• ALLOGYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
• ANACHALCOS
  
  • Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Caccophilus seminulum Klug, 1855
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
  • Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
  • Catharsius melancholicus Boheman, 1860
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
• CHIRONITIS
  
  • Chironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris cassius Peringuey, 1901
  • Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
  • Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
  • Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
  • Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
• DREPANOPODUS
  
  • Drepanopodus costatus Wiedemann, 1823
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873
  • Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
• FURCONTOHPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798
• GARRETA
  
  • Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
• GYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
• HELIOCOPRIS
  
  • Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
  • Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
• HETERONITIS
  
  • Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
• HYALONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Hyalonthophagus alcedo d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
  • Hyalonthophagus alcyonides d'Orbigny, 1913
• KHEPER
  
  • Kheper lamarcki Macleay, 1821
  • Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
• LIATONGUS
  
  • Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840
• MEGALONITIS
  
  • Megalonitis bohemani Lansberge, 1875
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
  • Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
  • Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
  • Metacatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
  • Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
  • Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
  • Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
  • Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
  • Metacatharsius troglodytes Boheman, 1857
• ONITICELLUS
  
  • Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835
  • Onitis cribratus Lansberge, 1875
  • Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
  • Onitis orthopus Lansberge, 1875
  • Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus acutus d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus albipodex d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus asimilis Peringuey, 1901
  • Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818
  • Onthophagus bovinus Peringuey, 1892
  • Onthophagus burchelli d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus criniger d'Orbigny, 1904
  • Onthophagus graphicus Wallengr., 1881
  • Onthophagus guttatus Boheman, 1860
  • Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
  • Onthophagus kochi Frey, 1957
  • Onthophagus limbibasis d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Onthophagus macrothorax d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus minutulus Harold, 1875
  • Onthophagus nigropubens d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus obtusicornis Fahraeus, 1857
  • Onthophagus pilosus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Onthophagus quadraticeps Harold, 1867
  • Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Onthophagus rubens d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus signatus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Onthophagus stellio Erichson, 1843
  • Onthophagus suffusus Klug, 1855
  • Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
  • Onthophagus tricorniger Boheman, 1860
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
• PACHYLOMERUS
  
  • Pachylomerus femoralis Kirby, 1828
  • Pachylomerus opaca Lansberge, 1874
• PHALOPS
  
  • Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
  • Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
  • Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
  • Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
  • Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
  • Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
• PINACOTARSUS
  
  • Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
  • Proagoderus furcifer Boheman, 1860
  • Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
  • Proagoderus pyramidalis Klug, 1855
  • Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
  • Proagoderus rectefurcatus Fairmaire, 1891
  • Proagoderus sapphirinus Fahraeus, 1857
• SAROPHORUS
  
  • Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
• SCARABAEOLUS
  
  • Scarabaeolus damarensis Janssens, 1940
  • Scarabaeolus flavicornis Boheman, 1860
  • Scarabaeolus intricatus Fabricius, 1801
  • Scarabaeolus kochi Ferreira, 1952
  • Scarabaeolus lucidulus Boheman, 1860
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Scarabaeus basuto Zur Strassen, 1962
  • Scarabaeus bohemani Harold, 1868
  • Scarabaeus funebris Boheman, 1857
  • Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1844
  • Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
  • Scarabaeus interstitialis Boheman, 1857
  • Scarabaeus proboscideus Guerin, 1844
  • Scarabaeus satyrus Boheman, 1860
  • Scarabaeus zambezianus Peringuey, 1901
• SISYPHUS
  
  • Sisyphus transvaalensis Peringuey, 1908
• TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Trichonthophagus verticalis Fahraeus, 1857