African Dung Beetles Online

8 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Libya none of which are endemic. If you are aware of other species not included here please e-mail christopherborrow@gmail.com.

• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus tripolitanus Heyden 1890
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PALAEONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Palaeonthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864 (BMNH drawer 225)
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus 1758 (BMNH drawer 15)