African Dung Beetles Online

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

• ALLOGYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Allogymnopleurus olivieri Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 34)
  • Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 34.1)
• ANACHALCOS
  
  • Anachalcos aurescens Bates, 1888 (BMNH drawer 64)
  • Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857 (BMNH drawer 63)
• APTYCHONITIS
  
  • Aptychonitis sulcicollis Harold, 1868 (BMNH drawer 172)
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus anthracites d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 202)
  • Caccophilus dorsalis Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 201)
  • Caccophilus ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 201)
  • Caccophilus punctatissimus Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 201)
  • Caccophilus sericoides Balthasar, 1966
  • Caccophilus signatipennis Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 201)
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 115)
  • Catharsius crassicornis Gillet, 1911
  • Catharsius gorilla Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 113)
  • Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860 (BMNH drawer 114)
  • Catharsius machadoi Ferreira, 1960
  • Catharsius phidias Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 116)
  • Catharsius semirubidus Fairmaire, 1891
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
• CLEPTOCACCOBIUS
  
  • Cleptocaccobius signaticollis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 203)
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 134)
  • Copris laius Harold, 1868 (BMNH drawer 131)
  • Copris orion Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 136)
  • Copris sinon Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 136)
• CYPTOCHIRUS
  
  • Cyptochirus distinctus Janssens, 1953
• DIASTELLOPALPUS
  
  • Diastellopalpus tridens Fabricius, 1781 (BMNH drawer 209)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• 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 diffinis Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 32)
  • Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 33.1)
• GYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 36)
  • Gymnopleurus puncticollis Gillet, 1909 (BMNH drawer 36)
  • Gymnopleurus tristis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 38.1)
• HELIOCOPRIS
  
  • Heliocopris antenor Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 86)
  • Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868 (BMNH drawer 79)
• HETERONITIS
  
  • Heteronitis tridens Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 174)
• HYALONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Hyalonthophagus nigroviolaceus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 217)
  • Hyalonthophagus pseudoalcyon d'Orbigny, 1913 (BMNH drawer 217)
• KHEPER
  
  • Kheper cuvieri Macleay, 1821 (BMNH drawer 22)
  • Kheper lamarcki Macleay, 1821 (BMNH drawer 21)
  • Kheper subaeneus Harold, 1869 (BMNH drawer 22)
• LIATONGUS
  
  • Liatongus fulvostriatus d'Orbigny, 1916 (BMNH drawer 194)
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891 (BMNH drawer 121)
  • Metacatharsius auberti Fairmaire, 1891
  • Metacatharsius ferrugineus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 121)
  • Metacatharsius imitator Balthasar, 1965
  • Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 120)
  • Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 120)
• MICRONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Micronthophagus ochreatus d'Orbigny, 1897 (BMNH drawer 226)
• NEOSISYPHUS
  
  • Neosisyphus armatus Gory, 1833 (BMNH drawer 42.3 & 42.4)
  • Neosisyphus spinipes Thunberg, 1818 (BMNH drawer 42.3)
• ONITICELLUS
  
  • Oniticellus formosus Chevrolat, 1830 (BMNH drawer 191)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis bocandei Gillet, 1911 (BMNH drawer 183)
  • Onitis cupreus Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 184)
  • Onitis laticollis Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 179)
  • Onitis occidentalis Gillet, 1933 (BMNH drawer 180)
  • Onitis senegalensis Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 179)
  • Onitis unguiculatus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 179)
  • Onitis violaceus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus antilocapra Balthasar, 1937
  • Onthophagus atrovirens d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 268)
  • Onthophagus atrovittatus d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 264)
  • Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus brevipennis d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus chloroderus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 264)
  • Onthophagus chrysoderus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus confluens d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 258)
  • Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880 (BMNH drawer 264)
  • Onthophagus cyanochlorus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 269)
  • Onthophagus diadematus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus flaviclava d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
  • Onthophagus histrio d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus inermifrons d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus latigibber d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus lioides d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus micros d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus miriceps d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus mocquerysi d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus nigriceps Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus nigripennis d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus nitidifrons d'Orbigny, 1905
  • Onthophagus nodieri d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus notatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Onthophagus picatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus puberulus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus reticulatus d'Orbigny, 1802 (BMNH drawer 258)
  • Onthophagus rotundibasis d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus rufonotatus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus sanguineus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus semivirescens d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus senegalensis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Onthophagus serienotatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus subulifer d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus tersipennis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Onthophagus trinominatus Goidanich, 1926 (BMNH drawer 275)
  • Onthophagus tripartitus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus vestitus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
  • Onthophagus viridicatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus vultuosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus waterloti d'Orbigny, 1908
• PARASCATONOMUS
  
  • Parascatonomus maculatus Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 264)
• PEDARIA
  
  • Pedaria intermedia Boucomont, 1922 (BMNH drawer 72)
  • Pedaria nigra Castelnau, 1832 (BMNH drawer 72)
  • Pedaria tuberculigera Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 72)
• PHALOPS
  
  • Phalops barbicornis Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
  • Phalops fimbriatus Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 206)
  • Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 207)
  • Phalops sulcatus Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
  • Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
• PLEURONITIS
  
  • Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 174)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus atrosetosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 216)
  • Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 217)
  • Proagoderus cavidorsis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 215)
  • Proagoderus harpax Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 217)
  • Proagoderus laticollis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 217)
  • Proagoderus praecavatus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Proagoderus praefossus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Proagoderus rarus Guerin, 1829 (BMNH drawer 212)
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Scarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775 (BMNH drawer 9)
  • Scarabaeus furcatus Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 10)
  • Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 11)
  • Scarabaeus jalof Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 11)
  • Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 1)
• SISYPHUS
  
  • Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833 (BMNH drawer 40)
• STIPTOPODIUS
  
  • Stiptopodius nodieri Boucomont, 1923 (BMNH drawer 70)
• STRANDIUS
  
  • Strandius obliquus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 257)
• TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Trichonthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 259)
  • Trichonthophagus triacanthus Castelnau, 1840