African Dung Beetles Online

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

• ALLOGYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Allogymnopleurus infranitens Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 34)
• ANACHALCOS
  
  • Anachalcos aurescens Bates, 1888 (BMNH drawer 64)
  • Anachalcos janssensi Muller, 1942
  • Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1874 (BMNH drawer 64)
  • Anachalcos revoili Fairmaire, 1884
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus gananensis d'Orbigny, 1904
  • Caccophilus viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 203)
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius latifossa Muller, 1941
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
• CHIRONITIS
  
  • Chironitis flabellatus Boucomont, 1923
  • Chironitis lohsei Balthasar, 1968
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 137)
  • Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 131)
  • Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907 (BMNH drawer 134)
  • Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 134)
• COPTORHINA
  
  • Coptorhina saganicola Muller, 1947
• DELOPLEURUS
  
  • Delopleurus janssensi Frey, 1963 (BMNH drawer 69)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• EREMONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Eremonthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 226)
  • Eremonthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888 (BMNH drawer 226)
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 188)
  • Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 188)
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• GARRETA
  
  • Garreta lugens Fairmaire, 1891 (BMNH drawer 33)
• GYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 36)
  • Gymnopleurus laevicollis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 36)
  • Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 37)
  • Gymnopleurus somaliensis Lansberge, 1882 (BMNH drawer 38.1)
• HELIOCOPRIS
  
  • Heliocopris beccarii Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1940
  • Heliocopris gigas Linneaus, 1758 (BMNH drawer 76)
• HETERONITIS
  
  • Heteronitis tricornutus Fairmaire, 1891
• KHEPER
  
  • Kheper aegyptiorum Latreille, 1827 (BMNH drawer 16)
  • Kheper asceticus Gillet, 1907 (BMNH drawer 17)
  • Kheper laevistriatus Fairmaire, 1893 (BMNH drawer 19)
  • Kheper venerabilis Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 17)
• LIATONGUS
  
  • Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 194)
  • Liatongus spathulatus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 194)
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891 (BMNH drawer 121)
  • Metacatharsius anomalus Felsche, 1910
  • Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
  • Metacatharsius benadirensis Muller, 1947
  • Metacatharsius clypeolatus Balthasar, 1940
  • Metacatharsius duplicatus Muller, 1941
  • Metacatharsius gardoensis Balthasar, 1941
  • Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius lomii Muller, 1941
  • Metacatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius nubiensis Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 121)
  • Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius ovulum Balthasar, 1940 (BMNH drawer 121)
  • Metacatharsius patrizii Muller, 1947
  • Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius pernitidus Muller, 1941
  • Metacatharsius tenellus Muller, 1947
  • Metacatharsius tuberifrons Fairmaire, 1884
• MILICHUS
  
  • Milichus apicalis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 204)
• NEOSISYPHUS
  
  • Neosisyphus penicillatus Harold, 1880 (BMNH drawer 42.3)
  • Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818 (BMNH drawer 42.3)
• ONITICELLUS
  
  • Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 191)
  • Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 191)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis aerarius Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 184)
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis denticoxa Muller, 1941
  • Onitis fractipes Boucomont, 1923
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus abas Balthasar, 1946
  • Onthophagus abeillei d'Orbigny, 1897 (BMNH drawer 258)
  • Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus aesopus Lansberge, 1882
  • Onthophagus aethiopicus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 272)
  • Onthophagus alternans Raffray, 1877
  • Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus brunellii Muller, 1942
  • Onthophagus carinifer d'Orbigny, 1904
  • Onthophagus densepunctatus Frey, 1963 (BMNH drawer 274)
  • Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
  • Onthophagus ganalensis Gestro, 1895
  • Onthophagus granulifrons Frey, 1961
  • Onthophagus gravearmatus Balthasar, 1946
  • Onthophagus laceratus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus lomii Muller, 1942
  • Onthophagus loroi Balthasar, 1941
  • Onthophagus lusinganus d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Onthophagus parisii Balthasar, 1941
  • Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Onthophagus pullus Roth, (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus rufobasalis Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 272)
  • Onthophagus seminulum Balthasar, 1964
  • Onthophagus somalicola Balthasar, 1941
  • Onthophagus tessulatus Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus vatovai Muller, 1942
  • Onthophagus venzoi Balthasar, 1941
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PEDARIA
  
  • Pedaria somalica Balthasar, 1939
• PHALOPS
  
  • Phalops aurifrons Fairmaire, 1884 (BMNH drawer 207)
  • Phalops faccai Muller, 1941
  • Phalops inermis Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
  • Phalops sinuaticeps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 206)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus albicapillus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Proagoderus euchlorus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Proagoderus incostatus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Proagoderus kachowskii Olsoufief, 1900 (BMNH drawer 212)
  • Proagoderus loricatus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 217)
  • Proagoderus nigricornis Fairmaire, 1887
  • Proagoderus prostans Reiche, 1847 (BMNH drawer 215)
  • Proagoderus revoili Lansberge, 1882
  • Proagoderus somalicus d'Orbigny, 1902
• SCARABAEOLUS
  
  • Scarabaeolus ebenus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 3)
  • Scarabaeolus laevifrons Fairmaire, 1884 (BMNH drawer 1)
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Scarabaeus catenatus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 8)
  • Scarabaeus fraterculus Kolbe, 1895 (BMNH drawer 10)
  • Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 11)
  • Scarabaeus isidis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 13)
  • Scarabaeus janssensi Balthasar, 1940 (BMNH drawer 10)
  • Scarabaeus nitidicollis Lansberge, 1882 (BMNH drawer 10)
  • Scarabaeus opacipennis Fairmaire, 1884 (BMNH drawer 3)
  • Scarabaeus planifrons Fairmaire, 1884 (BMNH drawer 3)
  • Scarabaeus satyrus Boheman, 1860 (BMNH drawer 10 & 5)
  • Scarabaeus tonckeri Boucomont, 1923 (BMNH drawer 9)
  • Scarabaeus zambezianus Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 9)
• SISYPHUS
  
  • Sisyphus nodifer Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 39)
• STIPTOPODIUS
  
  • Stiptopodius doriae Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 70)
  • Stiptopodius glabricollis Muller, 1942
  • Stiptopodius patrizii Boucomont, 1923 (BMNH drawer 70)
• TINIOCELLUS
  
  • Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 190)