106 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Botswana XX 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
- ALLOGYMNOPLEURUS
- Allogymnopleurus thalassinus Klug, 1855
- ANACHALCOS
- Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857
- CACCOPHILUS
- Caccophilus ferrugineus Fahraeus, 1857
- Caccophilus seminulum Klug, 1855
- CATHARSIUS
- Catharsius calaharicus Kolbe, 1893
- Catharsius heros Boheman, 1860
- Catharsius melancholicus Boheman, 1860
- Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888
- CHIRONITIS
- Chironitis scabrosus Fabricius, 1776
- COPRIS
- Copris cassius Peringuey, 1901
- Copris cornifrons Boheman, 1860
- Copris elphenor Klug, 1855
- Copris evanidus Klug, 1855
- Copris fallaciosus Gillet, 1907
- DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
- Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787
- DREPANOPODUS
- Drepanopodus costatus Wiedemann, 1823
- EUONITICELLUS
- Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873
- Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849
- EUONTHOPHAGUS
- Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855
- FURCONTOHPHAGUS
- Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798
- GARRETA
- Garreta nitens Olivier, 1789
- GYMNOPLEURUS
- Gymnopleurus aenescens Wiedemann, 1821
- HELIOCOPRIS
- Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
- Heliocopris atropos Boheman, 1860
- HETERONITIS
- Heteronitis castelnaui Harold, 1862
- HYALONTHOPHAGUS
- Hyalonthophagus alcedo d'Orbigny, 1913
- Hyalonthophagus alcyon Klug, 1855
- Hyalonthophagus alcyonides d'Orbigny, 1913
- KHEPER
- Kheper lamarcki Macleay, 1821
- Kheper prodigiosus Erichson, 1843
- LIATONGUS
- Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840
- MEGALONITIS
- Megalonitis bohemani Lansberge, 1875
- METACATHARSIUS
- Metacatharsius dentinum Ferreira, 1964
- Metacatharsius exiguiformis Ferreira, 1964
- Metacatharsius exiguus Boheman, 1860
- Metacatharsius freyi Ferreira, 1964
- Metacatharsius latifrons Harold, 1868
- Metacatharsius opacus Waterhouse, 1891
- Metacatharsius pumilionis Wallengren, 1881
- Metacatharsius pusio Kolbe, 1908
- Metacatharsius troglodytes Boheman, 1857
- ONITICELLUS
- Oniticellus egregius Klug, 1855
- ONITIS
- Onitis alexis Klug, 1835
- Onitis cribratus Lansberge, 1875
- Onitis curvipes Lansberge, 1875
- Onitis orthopus Lansberge, 1875
- Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
- ONTHOPHAGUS
- Onthophagus acutus d'Orbigny, 1908
- Onthophagus albipodex d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus asimilis Peringuey, 1901
- Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818
- Onthophagus bovinus Peringuey, 1892
- Onthophagus burchelli d'Orbigny, 1908
- Onthophagus criniger d'Orbigny, 1904
- Onthophagus graphicus Wallengr., 1881
- Onthophagus guttatus Boheman, 1860
- Onthophagus impressicollis Boheman, 1860
- Onthophagus kochi Frey, 1957
- Onthophagus limbibasis d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus macrothorax d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus minutulus Harold, 1875
- Onthophagus nigropubens d'Orbigny, 1908
- Onthophagus obtusicornis Fahraeus, 1857
- Onthophagus pilosus Fahraeus, 1857
- Onthophagus quadraticeps Harold, 1867
- Onthophagus quadrinodosus Fahraeus, 1857
- Onthophagus rubens d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus signatus Fahraeus, 1857
- Onthophagus stellio Erichson, 1843
- Onthophagus suffusus Klug, 1855
- Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855
- Onthophagus tricorniger Boheman, 1860
- Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843
- PACHYLOMERUS
- Pachylomerus femoralis Kirby, 1828
- Pachylomerus opaca Lansberge, 1874
- PHALOPS
- Phalops ardea Klug, 1855
- Phalops boschas Klug, 1855
- Phalops dregei Harold, 1867
- Phalops flavocinctus Klug, 1855
- Phalops smaragdinus Harold, 1875
- Phalops wittei Harold, 1867
- PINACOTARSUS
- Pinacotarsus dohrni Harold, 1875
- PROAGODERUS
- Proagoderus bicallosus Klug, 1855
- Proagoderus furcifer Boheman, 1860
- Proagoderus lanista Castelnau, 1840
- Proagoderus pyramidalis Klug, 1855
- Proagoderus rangifer Klug, 1855
- Proagoderus rectefurcatus Fairmaire, 1891
- Proagoderus sapphirinus Fahraeus, 1857
- SAROPHORUS
- Sarophorus costatus Fahraeus, 1857
- SCARABAEOLUS
- Scarabaeolus damarensis Janssens, 1940
- Scarabaeolus flavicornis Boheman, 1860
- Scarabaeolus intricatus Fabricius, 1801
- Scarabaeolus kochi Ferreira, 1952
- Scarabaeolus lucidulus Boheman, 1860
- SCARABAEUS
- Scarabaeus basuto Zur Strassen, 1962
- Scarabaeus bohemani Harold, 1868
- Scarabaeus funebris Boheman, 1857
- Scarabaeus galenus Westwood, 1844
- Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840
- Scarabaeus interstitialis Boheman, 1857
- Scarabaeus proboscideus Guerin, 1844
- Scarabaeus satyrus Boheman, 1860
- Scarabaeus zambezianus Peringuey, 1901
- SISYPHUS
- Sisyphus transvaalensis Peringuey, 1908
- TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
- Trichonthophagus verticalis Fahraeus, 1857




