42 species of dung beetles (scarabée bousier) are known to occur in Benin none of which are endemic. If you are aware of other species not included here please e-mail c.borrow@nhm.ac.uk or write to Chris Borrow, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, England, SW7 5BD.

• ANACHALCOS
  
  • Anachalcos aurescens Bates, 1888
  • Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
  • Anachalcos cupreus Fabricius, 1775
• CACCOPHILUS
  
  • Caccophilus ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
  • Caccophilus punctatissimus Harold, 1867
• CATHARSIUS
  
  • Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
• COPRIS
  
  • Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801
  • Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
• DIASTELLOPALPUS
  
  • Diastellopalpus tridens Fabricius, 1781
• DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
• DREPANOCERUS
  
  • Drepanocerus laticollis Fahraeus, 1857
  • Drepanocerus strigatus Janssens, 1953
• EUONITICELLUS
  
  • Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849
  • Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873
• EUONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
• FURCONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798
• METACATHARSIUS
  
  • Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891
• ONITIS
  
  • Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875
  • Onitis alexis Klug, 1835
• ONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789
  • Onthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789
  • Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858
  • Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880
  • Onthophagus cyanochlorus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus ducorpsi d'Orbigny, 1913
  • For Onthophagus gazella see Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
  • Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
  • Onthophagus mucronatus Thomson, 1858
  • Onthophagus nodieri d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus picatus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845
  • Onthophagus seminitidus d'Orbigny, 1908
  • Onthophagus tripartitus d'Orbigny, 1902
  • Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
• PARASCATONOMUS
  
  • Parascatonomus maculatus Fabricius, 1801
• PEDARIA
  
  • Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890
• PHALOPS
  
  • Phalops iphis Olivier, 1789
• PROAGODERUS
  
  • Proagoderus praecavatus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Proagoderus praefossus d'Orbigny, 1913
  • Proagoderus rarus Guerin, 1829
• PSEUDOSAPROECIUS
  
  • Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884
• STRANDIUS OBLIQUUS
  
  • Strandius obliquus Olivier, 1789
• TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
  
  • Trichonthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835