African Dung Beetles Online

12 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Nigeria none 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 suturalis Janssens, 1938 (BMNH drawer 63)
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 201)
  • Caccophilus punctatissimus Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 201)
  • Caccophilus reticuliger d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 201)
  • Caccophilus sericeus Frey, 1958
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 115)
  • Catharsius dux Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 113)
  • Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 113)
  • Catharsius moerens Gillet, MS. (BMNH drawer 118)
  • Catharsius phidias Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 116)
  • Catharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 115)
  • Catharsius pseudolycaon Ferreira, 1960
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 134)
  • Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897 (BMNH drawer 134)
  • Copris orion Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 136)
• DIASTELLOPALPUS
  
  • Diastellopalpus murrayi Harold, 1868 (BMNH drawer 210)
  • Diastellopalpus noctis Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 209)
  • Diastellopalpus tridens Fabricius, 1781 (BMNH drawer 209)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• GYRONOTUS
  
  • Gyronotus carinatus Felsche, 1911 (BMNH drawer 65)
• HELIOCOPRIS
  
  • Heliocopris antenor Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868 (BMNH drawer 79)
  • Heliocopris eryx Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 85)
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891 (BMNH drawer 121)
  • Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius tchadensis Balthasar, 1961
• MILICHUS
  
  • Milichus apicalis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 204)
• NEOSISYPHUS
  
  • Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818 (BMNH drawer 42.3)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis occidentalis Gillet, 1933 (BMNH drawer 180)
  • Onitis reichei Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 181)
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus adornatus d'Orbigny, 1904
  • Onthophagus adspersus d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 258)
  • Onthophagus dilutus d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Onthophagus eburneus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus flaviclava d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus laeviceps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus lioides d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus mirifrons d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Onthophagus mucronatus Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus nigerianus d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Onthophagus ophtalmicus Frey, 1958
  • Onthophagus reticulatus d'Orbigny, 1802 (BMNH drawer 258)
  • Onthophagus rufopygus Frey, 1957 (BMNH drawer 274)
  • Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 231)
  • Onthophagus semichalcites d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus trinominatus Goidanich, 1926 (BMNH drawer 275)
  • Onthophagus umbratus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PEDARIA
  
  • Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 72)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus semiiris Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 218)
• PSEUDOSAPROECIUS
  
  • Pseudosaproecius ocellatus Frey, 1958
  • Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884 (BMNH drawer 70)
• STRANDIUS
  
  • Strandius obliquus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 257)