African Dung Beetles Online

12 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Principle 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)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
  • Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 231)
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • laticollis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 217)
  • Proagoderus praecavatus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Proagoderus praefossus d'Orbigny, 1913
• TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Trichonthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 259)