African Dung Beetles Online

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

• ALLOGYMNOPLEURUS
  
  • Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 34.1)
• ANACHALCOS
  
  • Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857 (BMNH drawer 63)
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus bicornutus Frey, 1955
  • Caccophilus convexifrons Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 203)
  • Caccophilus schaedlei d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 203)
  • Caccophilus tuberifrons d'Orbigny, 1902
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius brutus Harold, 1880
  • Catharsius philus Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 118)
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris diversus Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 137)
  • Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 131)
  • Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 134)
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
• DREPANOCERUS
  
  • Drepanocerus caelatus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 186)
  • Drepanocerus impressicollis Boheman, 1857 (BMNH drawer 186)
  • Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828 (BMNH drawer 186)
  • Drepanocerus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 186)
  • Drepanocerus striatus Boucomont, 1921 (BMNH drawer 186)
• DREPANOPLATYNUS
  
  • Drepanoplatynus setiger Raffray, 1877
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 188)
  • Euoniticellus nasicornis Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 190)
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
• HETERONITIS
  
  • Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862 (BMNH drawer 174)
• KHEPER
  
  • Kheper aegyptiorum Latreille, 1827 (BMNH drawer 16)
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius pollicatus Harold, 1878
• ONITICELLUS
  
  • Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807 (BMNH drawer 191)
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
  • Onitis dimidiatus Felsche, 1907
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus aeremicans d'Orbigny, 1904
  • Onthophagus binodulus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Onthophagus dicella Bates, 1888 (BMNH drawer 264)
  • Onthophagus exiguus Raffray, 1877
  • Onthophagus gemellatus Raffray, 1877
  • Onthophagus impurus Harold, 1868 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus laceratus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 273)
  • Onthophagus lacustris Harold, 1877 (BMNH drawer 261)
  • Onthophagus lamelliger Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 270)
  • Onthophagus ovulum Gerstaecker, 1871
  • Onthophagus parumnotatus Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus quadrimaculatus Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 256)
  • Onthophagus sutiliceps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
  • Onthophagus teitanicus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 263)
  • Onthophagus tonsus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 262)
  • Onthophagus undaticeps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 266)
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
• PEDARIA
  
  • Pedaria dentata Raffray, 1877
• PHALOPS
  
  • Phalops boschas Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 208)
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus lucasi d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 217)
  • Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 212)
• SCARABAEUS
  
  • Scarabaeus catenatus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 8)
• SISYPHUS
  
  • Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818 (BMNH drawer 40)
  • Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833 (BMNH drawer 40)