Sarophorus

{{short description|Genus of beetles}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Sarophorus costatus 001065-3.jpg

| image_caption = Sarophorus costatus

| taxon = Sarophorus

| authority = Erichson, 1847

}}

Sarophorus is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Ateuchini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the family Scarabaeidae.A.B.T. Smith (2006) A Review of the Family-group Names for the Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with Corrections to Nomenclature and a Current Classification. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 60:144-204 It comprises about ten species from Africa.{{cite book|last1=Davis|first1=Adrian L.V.|last2=Frolov|first2=Andrey V.|last3=Scholtz|first3=Clarke H.|title=The African dung beetle genera|date=2008|publisher=Protea Book House|location=Pretoria|isbn=9781869192440|page=56|edition=1st}}