83 species of dung beetles (Escaravelho) are known to occur in Guinea-Bissau 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.
- CACCOPHILUS
- Caccophilus anthracites d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 202)
- Caccophilus callosifrons d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 201)
- Caccophilus lateralis d'Orbigny, 1905
- Caccophilus punctatissimus Harold, 1867 (BMNH drawer 201)
- Caccophilus reticuliger d'Orbigny, 1904 (BMNH drawer 201)
- Caccophilus setifer d'Orbigny, 1905
- Caccophilus uniseries d'Orbigny, 1905
- CAMBEFORTIUS
- Cambefortius bidentiger d'Orbigny, 1905
- CATHARSIUS
- Catharsius fastidiosus Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 118)
- Catharsius guineensis Ferreira, 1963 (BMNH drawer 118)
- Catharsius polynices Kolbe, 1893 (BMNH drawer 115)
- Catharsius sesostris Waterhouse, 1888 (BMNH drawer 118)
- CLEPTOCACCOBIUS
- Cleptocaccobius signaticollis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 203)
- COPRIS
- Copris interioris Kolbe, 1897 (BMNH drawer 134)
- DIASTELLOPALPUS
- Diastellopalpus tridens Fabricius, 1781 (BMNH drawer 209)
- DIGITONTHOPHAGUS
- Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 (BMNH drawer 221)
- DREPANOCERUS
- Drepanocerus abyssinicus Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 186)
- Drepanocerus fastiditus Peringuey, 1901 (BMNH drawer 186)
- EUONITICELLUS
- Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1849 (BMNH drawer 188)
- Euoniticellus parvus Kraatz, 1895 (BMNH drawer 188)
- Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873 (BMNH drawer 190)
- EUONTHOPHAGUS
- Euonthophagus carbonarius Klug, 1855 (BMNH drawer 220)
- FURCONTHOPHAGUS
- Furconthophagus variegatus Fabricius, 1798 (BMNH drawer 231)
- HELIOCOPRIS
- Heliocopris antenor Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 86)
- HYALONTHOPHAGUS
- Hyalonthophagus nigroviolaceus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 217)
- METACATHARSIUS
- Metacatharsius abortivus Fairmaire, 1891 (BMNH drawer 121)
- ONITICELLUS
- Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807 (BMNH drawer 191)
- ONITIS
- Onitis aeneus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
- Onitis alexis Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 181)
- Onitis guineensis Gillet, 1918
- Onitis violaceus Lansberge, 1875 (BMNH drawer 180)
- ONTHOPHAGUS
- Onthophagus ahenomicans d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus altidorsis d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus androgynus d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus atridorsis d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus atroaereus d'Orbigny, 1908
- Onthophagus bidens Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus bimarginatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 266)
- Onthophagus brevipennis d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus cornifrons Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 258)
- Onthophagus cribellum d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus cupreus Harold, 1880 (BMNH drawer 264)
- Onthophagus curtipilis d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus cyanochlorus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus denudatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus feai d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus flaviclava d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 273)
- Onthophagus fradei Gomes& Alves,
- Onthophagus gradivus Balthasar, 1966
- Onthophagus imbellis d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 264)
- Onthophagus laeviceps d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
- Onthophagus longipilis d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus miles d'Orbigny, 1905 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus miriceps d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 256)
- Onthophagus mocquerysi d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
- Onthophagus mucronatus Thomson, 1858 (BMNH drawer 269)
- Onthophagus mucronifer d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus nitidifrons d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus nonstriatus d'Orbigny, 1905
- Onthophagus picatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 261)
- Onthophagus proximus d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 268)
- Onthophagus purifrons d'Orbigny, 1908
- Onthophagus reticulatus d'Orbigny, 1802 (BMNH drawer 258)
- Onthophagus rufonotatus d'Orbigny, 1902
- Onthophagus subulifer d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 270)
- Onthophagus tripartitus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
- Onthophagus vinctus Erichson, 1843 (BMNH drawer 258)
- Onthophagus viridiaerus d'Orbigny, 1908
- Onthophagus vultuosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 267)
- PARASCATONOMUS
- Parascatonomus maculatus Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 264)
- PHALOPS
- Phalops vanellus Lansberge, 1883 (BMNH drawer 207)
- PROGODERUS
- Proagoderus atrosetosus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 216)
- Proagoderus auratus Fabricius, 1801 (BMNH drawer 217)
- Proagoderus cavidorsis d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 215)
- Proagoderus praecavatus d'Orbigny, 1913
- Proagoderus praefossus d'Orbigny, 1913
- PSEUDOSAPROECIUS
- Pseudosaproecius comatus d'Orbigny, 1902 (BMNH drawer 70)
- Pseudosaproecius validicornis Quedenfeldt, 1884 (BMNH drawer 70)
- STRANDIUS
- Strandius obliquus Olivier, 1789 (BMNH drawer 257)
- TINIOCELLUS
- Tiniocellus spinipes Roth, 1851 (BMNH drawer 190)
- TRICHONTHOPHAGUS
- Trichonthophagus juvencus Klug, 1835 (BMNH drawer 259)
- Trichonthophagus mediofuscatus d'Orbigny, 1908 (BMNH drawer 264)
- Trichonthophagus triacanthus Castelnau, 1840




