African Dung Beetles Online

118 species of dung beetles (Miskruier) are known to occur in Cameroon 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 (BMNH drawer 64)
  • Anachalcos cupreus Fabricius, 1775 (BMNH drawer 63)
  • Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1874 (BMNH drawer 64)
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus foveolatus Frey, 1955
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius biconifer Felsche, 1907 (BMNH drawer 117)
  • Catharsius brevicornis Felsche, 1907 (BMNH drawer 116)
  • Catharsius dux Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 113)
  • Catharsius lycaon Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 118)
  • Catharsius platynotus Felsche, 1907 (BMNH drawer 115)
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
• COPRIDASPIDUS
  
  • Copridaspidus peregrinus Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 142)
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris bidens Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 132)
  • Copris camerunus Felsche, 1904
  • Copris colmanti Gillet, 1908 (BMNH drawer 134)
  • Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 131)
  • Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897 (BMNH drawer 134)
  • Copris jucundus Gillet, 1933
  • Copris moffartsi Gillet, 1907 (BMNH drawer 133)
  • Copris orion Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 136)
  • Copris tridens Felsche, 1901 (BMNH drawer 134)
• COPTORHINA
  
  • Coptorhina pygmaea Balthasar, 1963
• DIASTELLOPALPUS
  
  • Diastellopalpus conradti d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Diastellopalpus gilleti d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 209)
  • Diastellopalpus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885 (BMNH drawer 210)
  • Diastellopalpus laevibasis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 209)
  • Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884 (BMNH drawer 209)
  • Diastellopalpus murrayi Harold, 1868 (BMNH drawer 210)
  • Diastellopalpus nigerrimus Kolbe, 1893
  • Diastellopalpus noctis Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 209)
  • Diastellopalpus sulciger Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 210)
  • Diastellopalpus tridens Fabricius, 1781 (BMNH drawer 209)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• DREPANOCERUS
  
  • Drepanocerus sulcicollis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 186)
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus nasicornis Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 190)
  • Euoniticellus tibatensis Kolbe, 1904 (BMNH drawer 188)
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• HELIOCOPRIS
  
  • Heliocopris antenor Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868 (BMNH drawer 79)
  • Heliocopris eryx Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 85)
  • Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 84)
  • Heliocopris helleri Felsche, 1907 (BMNH drawer 85)
  • Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911 (BMNH drawer 87)
  • Heliocopris mutabilis Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris staudingeri Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 194)
• LIATONGUS
  
  • Liatongus fulvostriatus d'Orbigny, 1916 (BMNH drawer 193)
  • Liatongus interruptus Quedenfeldt, 1884 (BMNH drawer 194)
  • Liatongus sjostedti Felsche, 1904 (BMNH drawer 137)
• LITOCOPRIS
  
  • Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 174)
• LOPHODONITIS
  
  • Lophodonitis carinatus Felsche, 1907
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891 (BMNH drawer 42.3 & 42.4)
• NEOSISYPHUS
  
  • Neosisyphus armatus Gory, 1833 (BMNH drawer 42.3)
  • Neosisyphus fortuitus Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 42.3)
  • Neosisyphus gladiator Arrow, 1927 (BMNH drawer 184)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis aeneomicans Gillet, 1918 (BMNH drawer 180)
  • Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 183)
  • Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918 (BMNH drawer 184)
  • Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 183)
  • Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus ahenicollis d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus ahenomicans d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus alluaudi d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus atronitidus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus bimarginatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus biplagiatus Thomson, 1858
  • Onthophagus brevigena d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus camerunicus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 258)
  • Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus densipilis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus denticulatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus denudatus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus depilis d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus deplanatus Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus epilamprus Bates, 1888
  • Onthophagus erectinasus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus excisiceps d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus fasciculiger d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 275)
  • Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus fossifrons d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus fuscatus d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus gibbidorsis d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
  • Onthophagus laminosus d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Onthophagus lassulus Balthasar, 1964 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus liberianus Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus mucronatus Thomson, 1858
  • Onthophagus ornatulus d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 264)
  • Onthophagus orthocerus Thomson, 1958
  • Onthophagus picturatus d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus rubellus d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus rugipennis d'Orbingy, 1908 (BMNH drawer 231)
  • Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
  • Onthophagus subglaber d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus subnudus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus sulcatulus d'Orbigny, 1907 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus umbratus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 258)
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
  • Onthophaus pallidus d'Orbigny,
• PARAPHYTUS
  
  • Paraphytus bechynei Balthasar, 1958 (BMNH drawer 216)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus atrosetosus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Proagoderus fastosus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 215)
  • Proagoderus multicornis d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Proagoderus praecavatus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Proagoderus praefossus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 218)
  • Proagoderus semiiris Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 142)
• PSEUDOPEDARIA
  
  • Pseudopedaria grossa Thomson, 1858
• PSEUDOSAPROECIUS
  
  • Pseudosaproecius conifer Frey, 1955 (BMNH drawer 40)
• SISYPHUS
  
  • Sisyphus angulicollis Felsche, 1909 (BMNH drawer 41)
  • Sisyphus biarmatus Felsche, 1909 (BMNH drawer 40)
  • Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818 (BMNH drawer 40)
  • Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833 (BMNH drawer 40)
  • Sisyphus gazanus Arrow, 1909 (BMNH drawer 40)
  • Sisyphus ocellatus Reiche, 1847
• STIPOTARSUS
  
  • Stiptotarsus latetarsatus Boucomont, 1923
• TOMOGONUS
  
  • Tomogonus crassus d'Orbigny, 1904