38 species of dung beetles are known to occur in Gambia 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.
- ALLOGYMNOPLEURUS
- Allogymnopleurus umbrinus Gerstaecker, 1871 (BMNH drawer 34.1)
- CACCOPHILUS
- Caccophilus anthracites d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 202)
- CATHARSIUS
- Catharsius achates Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 115)
- Catharsius dux Harold, 1878 (BMNH drawer 113)
- Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
- COPRIS
- Copris carmelita Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 134)
- Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897 (BMNH drawer 134)
- Copris laius Harold, 1868 (BMNH drawer 131)
- Copris megaceratoides Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 132)
- Copris orion Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 136)
- Copris sinon Olivier, 1789 (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)
- GARRETA
- Garreta diffinis Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 32)
- GYMNOPLEURUS
- Gymnopleurus fulgidus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 36)
- HELIOCOPRIS
- Heliocopris antenor Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 86)
- Heliocopris colossus Bates, 1868 (BMNH drawer 79)
- LIATONGUS
- Liatongus fulvostriatus d'Orbigny, 1916 (BMNH drawer 194)
- LITOCOPRIS
- Litocopris punctiventris Waterhouse, 1891 (BMNH drawer 137)
- ONITIS
- Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
- Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
- Onitis occidentalis Gillet, 1933 (BMNH drawer 180)
- ONTHOPHAGUS
- Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus bituberculatus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 273)
- Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
- Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
- Onthophagus vultuosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
- PEDARIA
- Pedaria tuberculigera Waterhouse, 1890 (BMNH drawer 72)
- PHALOPS
- Phalops batesi Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 206)
- Phalops sulcatus Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
- PROAGODERUS
- Proagoderus atrosetosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 216)
- Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 217)
- Proagoderus praecavatus d'Orbigny, 1913
- Proagoderus praefossus d'Orbigny, 1913
- SCARABAEUS
- Scarabaeus goryi Castelnau, 1840 (BMNH drawer 11)
- STRANDIUS
- Strandius obliquus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 257)
- TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
- Trichonthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 259)




