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Dung beetles found in Kenya
274 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Kenya XX of which are endemic. If you are aware of other species not included here please e-mail christopherborrow@gmail.com.
- ALLOGYMNOPLEURUS
- Allogymnopleurus alluaudi Garreta, 1914 (BMNH drawer 34.1)
- Allogymnopleurus jeanneli Garreta, 1914 (BMNH drawer 34)
- Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 34)
- Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 34.1)
- ANACHALCOS
- Anachalcos aurescens Bates, 1888 (BMNH drawer 64)
- Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857 (BMNH drawer 63)
- Anachalcos cupreus Fabricius, 1775 (BMNH drawer 63)
- Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1874 (BMNH drawer 64)
- APTYCHONITIS
- Aptychonitis anomalus Gestro, 1895 (BMNH drawer 172)
- CACCOPHILUS
- Caccophilus anomalus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 275)
- Caccophilus biceps d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 203)
- Caccophilus croceocinctus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 202)
- Caccophilus cuspidiger d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 201)
- Caccophilus globaticeps d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 202)
- Caccophilus histerinus Fahraeus, 1857
- Caccophilus humilis d'Orbigny, 1902
- Caccophilus obtusus Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 201)
- Caccophilus ocellipennis d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 201)
- Caccophilus postulatus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 203)
- Caccophilus schaedlei d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 203)
- Caccophilus semiluteus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Caccophilus viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 203)
- CAMBEFORTIUS
- Cambefortius turneri Boucomont, 1936 (BMNH drawer 70)
- CATHARSIUS
- Catharsius adamastor Gillet, 1933
- Catharsius brutus Harold, 1880
- Catharsius chinai Ferreira, 1960 (BMNH drawer 115)
- Catharsius dux Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 113)
- Catharsius erechtheus Felsche, 1907
- Catharsius furcillatus Guerin, 1847 (BMNH drawer 117)
- Catharsius haafi Ferreira, 1960
- Catharsius jacksoni Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 113)
- Catharsius platycerus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 115)
- Catharsius pseudocongolensis Ferreira, 1963
- Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
- Catharsius somalicus Gillet, 1918
- Catharsius tricornutus Degeer, 1778 (BMNH drawer 117)
- CHIRONITIS
- Chironitis lohsei Balthasar, 1968
- COPRIS
- Copris amyntor Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 134)
- Copris armiger Gillet, 1910 (BMNH drawer 137)
- Copris atropolitus Gillet, 1910 (BMNH drawer 133)
- Copris corniger Sahlberg, 1823 (BMNH drawer 134)
- Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 137)
- Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 131)
- Copris evanidus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 136)
- Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907 (BMNH drawer 134)
- Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 134)
- Copris integer Reische, 1847 (BMNH drawer 132)
- Copris morphaeus Gillet, 1933 (BMNH drawer 133)
- Copris nepos Gillet, 1908 (BMNH drawer 136)
- Copris orion Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 136)
- Copris orphanus Guerin, 1847 (BMNH drawer 137)
- Copris typhoeus Gertaecker, 1884
- Copris usambaricus Gillet, 1908 (BMNH drawer 137)
- COPTORHINA
- Coptorhina nitefacta Gillet, 1932
- CYPTOCHIRUS
- Cyptochirus distinctus Janssens, 1953
- DIASTELLOPALPUS
- Diastellopalpus johnstoni Waterhouse, 1885 (BMNH drawer 210)
- Diastellopalpus laevibasis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 209)
- Diastellopalpus lamellicollis Quedenfeldt, 1884 (BMNH drawer 209)
- Diastellopalpus semirubidus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 210)
- Diastellopalpus thomsoni Bates, 1888 (BMNH drawer 209)
- DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
- Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
- DORBIGNYOLUS
- Dorbignyolus mirecribratus d'Orbigny, 1913
- DREPANOCERUS
- Drepanocerus abyssinicus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 186)
- Drepanocerus bechynei Janssens, 1953
- Drepanocerus caelatus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 186)
- Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828 (BMNH drawer 186)
- Drepanocerus patrizii Boucomont, 1923 (BMNH drawer 186)
- EUONITICELLUS
- Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850 (BMNH drawer 190)
- Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 188)
- Euoniticellus nasicornis Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 190)
- Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873 (BMNH drawer 190)
- EUONTHOPHAGUS
- Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
- Euonthophagus consobrinus Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 261)
- EUSAPROECIUS
- Eusaproecius laticeps d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 70)
- FURCONTHOPHAGUS
- Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
- GARRETA
- Garreta lugens Fairmaire, 1891 (BMNH drawer 33)
- GYMNOPLEURUS
- Gymnopleurus laevicollis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 36)
- Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 37)
- HELIOCOPRIS
- Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
- Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860 (BMNH drawer 86)
- Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 86)
- Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1940
- Heliocopris erycoides Felsche, 1907 (BMNH drawer 85)
- Heliocopris haroldi Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 84)
- Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911 (BMNH drawer 87)
- Heliocopris hunteri Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 87)
- Heliocopris japetus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 80)
- Heliocopris myrmidon Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 84)
- Heliocopris solitarius Kolbe, 1893
- HYALONTHOPHAGUS
- Hyalonthophagus viridiceps d'Orbigny, 1910
- KHEPER
- Kheper aegyptiorum Latreille, 1827 (BMNH drawer 16)
- Kheper aeratus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 19)
- Kheper laevistriatus Fairmaire, 1893 (BMNH drawer 19)
- LIATONGUS
- Liatongus arrowi Boucomont, 1921 (BMNH drawer 194)
- Liatongus fulvostriatus d'Orbigny, 1916 (BMNH drawer 194)
- Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 194)
- Liatongus schoutedeni Boucomont, 1920
- Liatongus spathulatus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 194)
- METACATHARSIUS
- Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 120)
- Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 120)
- Metacatharsius ovulum Balthasar, 1940 (BMNH drawer 121)
- Metacatharsius pollicatus Harold, 1878
- Metacatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884
- MILICHUS
- Milichus picticollis Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 204)
- Milichus rhodesianus Peringuey, 1904 (BMNH drawer 204)
- NEOSISYPHUS
- Neosisyphus rugosus Gory, 1833 (BMNH drawer 42.3)
- Neosisyphus tibialis Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 42.3)
- ONITICELLUS
- Oniticellus formosus Chevrolat, 1830 (BMNH drawer 191)
- Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 191)
- ONITIS
- Onitis affinis Felsche, 1911
- Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
- Onitis consaguineus Felsche, 1911
- Onitis cryptodus Gillet, 1918 (BMNH drawer 183)
- Onitis dimidiatus Felsche, 1907
- Onitis keniensis Gillet, 1933 (BMNH drawer 180)
- Onitis pumilio Balthasar, 1963
- Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775 (BMNH drawer 181)
- Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 179)
- Onitis vanderkelleni Lansberge, 1886 (BMNH drawer 183)
- Onitis viridulus Boheman, 1857 (BMNH drawer 183)
- Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886 (BMNH drawer 184)
- ONTHOPHAGUS
- Onthophagus aeneoniger d'Orbigny, 1913
- Onthophagus aeneopiceus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus aeremicans d'Orbigny, 1904
- Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus aethiopicus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 272)
- Onthophagus alternans Raffray, 1877
- Onthophagus angulicornis d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 272)
- Onthophagus apiciosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus arcifer d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 258)
- Onthophagus athiensis d'Orbigny, 1913
- Onthophagus atricolor d'Orbigny, 1907 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus atrofasciatus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus babaulti d'Orbigny, 1915 (BMNH drawer 257)
- Onthophagus bellus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus bifidicornis d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus bimetallicus d'Orbigny, 1907 (BMNH drawer 257)
- Onthophagus birugatus d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus boops d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus calvus d'Orbigny, 1904
- Onthophagus cavifrons Harold, 1886 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus chlorophanus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus choanicus d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus clavisetis d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 257)
- Onthophagus creber d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus crucenotatus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus deflexus d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus delicatulus Raffray, 1877
- Onthophagus denticulatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus diversus Reiche, 1847 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus dohertyi d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus ebenicolor d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus evae Balthasar, 1946
- Onthophagus exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1871
- Onthophagus excisiceps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus exilis d'Orbigny, 1913
- Onthophagus extensicollis d'Orbigny, 1907 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873 (BMNH drawer 275)
- Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus flavipennis d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus flexifrons d'Orbigny, 1908
- Onthophagus fuscatus d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus geminatus d'Orbigny, 1907
- Onthophagus hericius d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus hildebrandti Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus inaequalis d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus includens d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus inermiceps d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 264)
- Onthophagus jacksoni d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus jeanneli d'Orbigny, 1913
- Onthophagus jugicola d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus kavirondus d'Orbigny, 1915 (BMNH drawer 264)
- Onthophagus laceratus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 273)
- Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus laevissimus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus lamelliger Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus lemekensis d'Orbigny, 1915 (BMNH drawer 274)
- Onthophagus leroyi d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus longiceps d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 264)
- Onthophagus lusinganus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus masaicus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus miriceps d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus miricollis Frey, 1962 (BMNH drawer 274)
- Onthophagus miricornis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus montivagus d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus morosus Gerstaecker, 1871
- Onthophagus nanus Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus nigriventris d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 257)
- Onthophagus nimbatus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus omostigma d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 273)
- Onthophagus ovulum Gerstaecker, 1871
- Onthophagus pallidipennis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus picatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus pictipodex d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus pilicollis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus plebejus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 257)
- Onthophagus polyedrus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 265)
- Onthophagus polyodon d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus proteus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
- Onthophagus pulchellus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus pullus Roth, (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus quadrilunatus d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus quadrinotatus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus rotundatus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus rubefactus d'Orbigny, 1913
- Onthophagus rufobasalis Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus rufonotatus d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus sansibaricus Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus scaberrimus d'Orbigny, 1904
- Onthophagus semiaratus d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus semiasper d'Orbigny, 1907 (BMNH drawer 267)
- Onthophagus sericeicollis Boucomont, 1928 (BMNH drawer 275)
- Onthophagus sidama Gestro, 1895 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus simulator d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus sinuosicollis d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus spurcatus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus stigmosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus subocellatus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus sutiliceps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
- Onthophagus teitanicus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus tersus d'Orbigny, 1913
- Onthophagus tonsus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus trapezicornis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus tricariniger d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 258)
- Onthophagus trinominatus Goidanich, 1926 (BMNH drawer 275)
- Onthophagus tumidulus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus undaticeps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus varius d'Orbigny, 1913
- Onthophagus verrucosus d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
- Onthophagus xanthopterus d'Orbigny, 1908
- PEDARIA
- Pedaria intermedia Boucomont, 1922 (BMNH drawer 72)
- Pedaria taylori Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 72)
- PHALOPS
- Phalops ardea Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 207)
- Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884 (BMNH drawer 207)
- Phalops boschas Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 208)
- Phalops inermis Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
- Phalops laminifrons Fairmaire, 1882 (BMNH drawer 206)
- Phalops lutatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 208)
- Phalops sinuaticeps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 206)
- Phalops trifurcus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 207)
- Phalops tuberosus d'Orbigny, 1905
- PROAGODERUS
- Proagoderus atriclaviger d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 216)
- Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 217)
- Proagoderus dives Harold, 1877 (BMNH drawer 218)
- Proagoderus extensus Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 216)
- Proagoderus furciramus d'Orbigny, 1902
- Proagoderus gerstaeckeri Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 212)
- Proagoderus lallieri d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 216)
- Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 216)
- Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 217)
- Proagoderus mixtrifrons d'Orbigny, 1911 (BMNH drawer 217)
- Proagoderus multicornis d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 215)
- Proagoderus nigricornis Fairmaire, 1887
- Proagoderus porrectus Reiche, 1847 (BMNH drawer 215)
- Proagoderus quadricristatus d'Orbigny, 1908
- Proagoderus ramosicornis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 212)
- Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 212)
- Proagoderus sexcornutus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 215)
- Proagoderus subextensus Kolbe, 1895 (BMNH drawer 216)
- PSEUDOCHIRONITIS
- Pseudochironitis stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1897 (BMNH drawer 172)
- SCARABAEUS
- Scarabaeolus ebenus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 3)
- Scarabaeus catenatus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 8)
- Scarabaeus confusus Muller, 1942 (BMNH drawer 2)
- Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 11)
- STIPTOPODIUS
- Stiptopodius doriae Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 70)
- TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
- Trichonthophagus loveni Gillet, 1928
- Trichonthophagus quadricuspis d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 259)
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