African Dung Beetles Online

56 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Zambia xx 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 (BMNH drawer 63)
  • Anachalcos procerus Gerstaecker, 1874 (BMNH drawer 64)
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
  • Catharsius tricornutus Degeer, 1778 (BMNH drawer 117)
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris armiger Gillet, 1910 (BMNH drawer 137)
  • Copris atropolitus Gillet, 1910 (BMNH drawer 133)
  • Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 131)
  • Copris evanidus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 136)
  • Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907 (BMNH drawer 134)
  • Copris inhalatus Quedenfeldt, 1884 (BMNH drawer 132)
  • Copris integer Reische, 1847 (BMNH drawer 132)
  • Copris laioides Boucomont, 1932 (BMNH drawer 131)
  • Copris macer Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 137)
  • Copris mesacanthus Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 133)
  • Copris misellus Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 136)
  • Copris nepos Gillet, 1908 (BMNH drawer 136)
• COPTORHINA
  
  • Coptorhina davidi Janssens, 1939
• CYPTOCHIRUS
  
  • Cyptochirus distinctus Janssens, 1953
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 188)
  • Euoniticellus kawanus Janssens, 1939
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
  • Euonthophagus consobrinus Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 261)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• GARRETA
  
  • Garreta malleolus Kolbe, 1895 (BMNH drawer 33)
  • Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 33.1)
• GYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Gymnopleurus ignitus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 38)
  • Gymnopleurus rhodesianus Balthasar, 1963
  • Gymnopleurus sericeifrons Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 37)
• HELIOCOPRIS
  
  • Heliocopris hamifer Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 87)
  • Heliocopris samson Harold, 1878
• LIATONGUS
  
  • Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 194)
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius politus Paulian, 1934
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis bredoi Janssens, 1949
  • Onitis perturbator Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 184)
  • Onitis plecopygus Gillet, 1932
  • Onitis sphinx Fabricius, 1775 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis westermanni Lansberge, 1886 (BMNH drawer 184)
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus apiciosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus bituber d'Orbigny, 1904
  • Onthophagus malevolus Balthasar, 1964
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PEDARIA
  
  • Pedaria intermedia Boucomont, 1922 (BMNH drawer 72)
  • Pedaria taylori Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 72)
  • Pedaria tuberculigera Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 72)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus dives Harold, 1877 (BMNH drawer 218)
  • Proagoderus gibbiramus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 212)
  • Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 216)
  • Proagoderus lujendae Bates, 1888 (BMNH drawer 216)
• PSEUDOCOPRIS
  
  • Pseudocopris tubericollis Felsche, 1910 (BMNH drawer 142)
• SCARABAEOLUS
  
  • Scarabaeolus ebenus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 3)
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Scarabaeus anderseni Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 1)
  • Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 11)
• SCELIAGES
  
  • Sceliages augias Gillet, 1908 (BMNH drawer 27.1)