African Dung Beetles Online

80 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Eritrea xx of which are endemic. If you are aware of other species not included here please e-mail christopherborrow@gmail.com.

• ANACHALCOS
  
  • Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857 (BMNH drawer 63)
• CACCOCNEMUS
  
  • Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 201)
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus convexifrons Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 203)
  • Caccophilus histerinus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Caccophilus reticuliger d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 201)
  • Caccophilus schaedlei d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 203)
  • Caccophilus uniseries d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Caccophilus viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 203)
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius pseudovitulus Muller, 1941
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
• CHIRONITIS
  
  • Chironitis lohsei Balthasar, 1968
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 134)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• EREMONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Eremonthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 226)
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850 (BMNH drawer 190)
  • Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 188)
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• HELIOCOPRIS
  
  • Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
  • Heliocopris beccarii Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1940
  • Heliocopris gigas Linneaus, 1758 (BMNH drawer 76)
  • Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911 (BMNH drawer 87)
• KHEPER
  
  • Kheper venerabilis Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 17)
• LIATONGUS
  
  • Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 194)
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882 (BMNH drawer 120)
• MICRONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Micronthophagus ochreatus d'Orbigny, 1897 (BMNH drawer 226)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis fulmineus Janssens, 1943
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus aeneopiceus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus aereidorsis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus aethiopicus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 272)
  • Onthophagus alternans Raffray, 1877
  • Onthophagus bicolor Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 226)
  • Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus bifidus Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus concavifrons d'Orbigny, 1904
  • Onthophagus decolor d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus distichus Roth, 1851
  • Onthophagus diversus Reiche, 1847 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus fallaciosus Raffray, 1877
  • Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
  • Onthophagus helciatus Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus ineptus Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus inermifrons d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus latipennis d'Orbigny, 1897
  • Onthophagus nigriceps Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 231)
  • Onthophagus ocellifer d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus pilicollis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus pullus Roth, (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 272)
  • Onthophagus scaber Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus schaufussi Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus secundarius Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 231)
  • Onthophagus senegalensis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Onthophagus tersipennis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Onthophagus tessulatus Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus tonsus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus trapezicornis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus trifidisetis d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PHALOPS
  
  • Phalops beccarii Harold, 1875 (BMNH drawer 207)
  • Phalops inermis Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus armicollis d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 216)
  • Proagoderus brucei Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 218)
  • Proagoderus negus Raffray, 1882
  • Proagoderus prostans Reiche, 1847 (BMNH drawer 215)
  • Proagoderus quadriarmatus Fairmaire, 1892 (BMNH drawer 215)
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Scarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775 (BMNH drawer 9)
  • Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus, 1758 (BMNH drawer 15)
• TINIOCELLUS
  
  • Tiniocellus asmarensis Balthasar, 1968
• TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Trichonthophagus corniculatus Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Trichonthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 259)