80 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Eritrea 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 convexus Boheman, 1857 (BMNH drawer 63)
- CACCOCNEMUS
- Caccocnemus castaneus Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 201)
- CACCOPHILUS
- Caccophilus convexifrons Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 203)
- Caccophilus histerinus Fahraeus, 1857
- Caccophilus reticuliger d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 201)
- Caccophilus schaedlei d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 203)
- Caccophilus uniseries d'Orbigny, 1905
- Caccophilus viridicollis Fahraeus, 1857 (BMNH drawer 203)
- CATHARSIUS
- Catharsius pseudovitulus Muller, 1941
- Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
- CHIRONITIS
- Chironitis lohsei Balthasar, 1968
- COPRIS
- Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 134)
- DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
- Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
- EREMONTHOPHAGUS
- Eremonthophagus infuscatus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 226)
- EUONITICELLUS
- Euoniticellus inaequalis Reiche, 1850 (BMNH drawer 190)
- Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 188)
- EUONTHOPHAGUS
- Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
- FURCONTHOPHAGUS
- Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
- HELIOCOPRIS
- Heliocopris andersoni Bates, 1868
- Heliocopris beccarii Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 86)
- Heliocopris densissa Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 86)
- Heliocopris dolosus Janssens, 1940
- Heliocopris gigas Linneaus, 1758 (BMNH drawer 76)
- Heliocopris hermes Gillet, 1911 (BMNH drawer 87)
- KHEPER
- Kheper venerabilis Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 17)
- LIATONGUS
- Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 194)
- METACATHARSIUS
- Metacatharsius inermis Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 120)
- Metacatharsius minutus Lansberge, 1882 (BMNH drawer 120)
- MICRONTHOPHAGUS
- Micronthophagus ochreatus d'Orbigny, 1897 (BMNH drawer 226)
- ONITIS
- Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
- Onitis fulmineus Janssens, 1943
- ONTHOPHAGUS
- Onthophagus aeneopiceus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus aereidorsis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
- Onthophagus aeruginosus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus aethiopicus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 272)
- Onthophagus alternans Raffray, 1877
- Onthophagus bicolor Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 226)
- Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus bifidus Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 273)
- Onthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 273)
- Onthophagus concavifrons d'Orbigny, 1904
- Onthophagus decolor d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus distichus Roth, 1851
- Onthophagus diversus Reiche, 1847 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus fallaciosus Raffray, 1877
- Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus frontalis Raffray, 1877
- Onthophagus helciatus Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus ineptus Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus inermifrons d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
- Onthophagus latipennis d'Orbigny, 1897
- Onthophagus nigriceps Raffray, 1877 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus nitidulus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 231)
- Onthophagus ocellifer d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 273)
- Onthophagus pilicollis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus pullus Roth, (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus rugulipennis Fairmaire, 1887 (BMNH drawer 272)
- Onthophagus scaber Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 263)
- Onthophagus schaufussi Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus secundarius Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus sellatus Klug, 1845 (BMNH drawer 231)
- Onthophagus senegalensis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus tersipennis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Onthophagus tessulatus Harold, 1871 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus tonsus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 262)
- Onthophagus trapezicornis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus trifidisetis d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
- PHALOPS
- Phalops beccarii Harold, 1875 (BMNH drawer 207)
- Phalops inermis Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
- PROAGODERUS
- Proagoderus armicollis d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 216)
- Proagoderus brucei Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 218)
- Proagoderus negus Raffray, 1882
- Proagoderus prostans Reiche, 1847 (BMNH drawer 215)
- Proagoderus quadriarmatus Fairmaire, 1892 (BMNH drawer 215)
- SCARABAEUS
- Scarabaeus cristatus Fabricius, 1775 (BMNH drawer 9)
- Scarabaeus sacer Linnaeus, 1758 (BMNH drawer 15)
- TINIOCELLUS
- Tiniocellus asmarensis Balthasar, 1968
- TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
- Trichonthophagus corniculatus Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Trichonthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 259)




