African Dung Beetles Online

82 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Malawi none 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
  • Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1874 (BMNH drawer 64)
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 203)
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius dux Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 113)
  • Catharsius oedipus Felsche, 1907 (BMNH drawer 116)
  • Catharsius pandion Harold, 1877
  • Catharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 115)
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
  • Catharsius spectabilis Gillet, 1918 (BMNH drawer 113)
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 133)
• DIASTELLOPALPUS
  
  • Diastellopalpus fulleborni Kolbe, (BMNH drawer 210)
  • Diastellopalpus infernalis Lansberge, 1887 (BMNH drawer 209)
  • Diastellopalpus metriogonus Marcus, 1914 (BMNH drawer 210)
  • Diastellopalpus quinquedens Bates, 1888 (BMNH drawer 209)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 188)
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• GYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Gymnopleurus thelwalli Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 38.1)
• HELIOCOPRIS
  
  • Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
  • Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1940
  • Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 87)
• LIATONGUS
  
  • Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 194)
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius anderseni Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 121)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis aerarius Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 184)
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis dimidiatus Felsche, 1907
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus acutus d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus aequepubens d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus aereidorsis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus albicomus d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus atridorsis d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus bifrons d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Onthophagus bisignatus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus bituberans d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus brevisetis d'Orbigny, 1915 (BMNH drawer 274)
  • Onthophagus calliger d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus choanicus d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus comatulus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus cribripennis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 265)
  • Onthophagus discretus Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus fallax d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus furcimargo d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus furculifer d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus hirticulus d'Orbigny, 1915 (BMNH drawer 274)
  • Onthophagus inclusus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus indigus Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus insignis Peringuey, 1896 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus lamelliger Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus nanus Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Onthophagus pullus Roth, (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 264)
  • Onthophagus sansibaricus Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus simplex Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus suffusus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 272)
  • Onthophagus sutiliceps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus teitanicus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus tesseratus d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus undaticeps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PEDARIA
  
  • Pedaria armata Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 72)
• PHALOPS
  
  • Phalops ardea Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 207)
  • Phalops boschas Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 208)
• PINACOTARSUS
  
  • Pinacotarsus major Boucomont, 1923 (BMNH drawer 70)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 217)
  • Proagoderus dives Harold, 1877 (BMNH drawer 218)
  • Proagoderus gibbiramus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 212)
  • Proagoderus panoplus Bates, 1888 (BMNH drawer 215)
  • Proagoderus pyramidalis Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 215)
• SAPROECIUS
  
  • Saproecius furcimargo d'Orbigny, 1913
• SCAPTOCNEMIS
  
  • Scaptocnemis segregis Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 187)
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 11)
• SISYPHUS
  
  • Sisyphus transvaalensis Peringuey, 1908 (BMNH drawer 40 & 41)
• STIPTOPODIUS
  
  • Stiptopodius nitidus Boucomont, 1923 (BMNH drawer 70)
• TINIOCELLUS
  
  • Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 190)
• TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Trichonthophagus fumatus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 264)