23 species of dung beetles (Scarabée bousier) are known to occur in Burkina Faso 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 (BMNH drawer 64)
- Anachalcos convexus Boheman, 1857 (BMNH drawer 63)
- CATHARSIUS
- Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
- COPRIS
- Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 134)
- Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 131)
- Copris gazellarum Gillet, 1918 (BMNH drawer 133)
- Copris integer Reische, 1847 (BMNH drawer 132)
- Copris laius Harold, 1868 (BMNH drawer 131)
- Copris orion Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 136)
- DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
- Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
- EUONTHOPHAGUS
- Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
- FURCONTHOPHAGUS
- Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
- METACATHARSIUS
- Metacatharsius peleus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 120)
- ONITIS
- Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
- Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
- Onitis violaceus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
- ONTHOPHAGUS
- Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
- Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
- PEDARIA
- Pedaria criberrima Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 72)
- PLEURONITIS
- Pleuronitis boucomonti Janssens, 1937
- PROAGODERUS
- Proagoderus praecavatus d'Orbigny, 1913
- Proagoderus praefossus d'Orbigny, 1913
- SCARABAEUS
- Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 1)




