Scarabaeidae
Melolothinae sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family: Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
subfamily
Aegialiinae Aphodiinae Cetoniinae Dynastinae Euchirinae Hopliinae Idiostominae Melolonthinae Orphninae Pachypodinae Phaenomerinae Phileurinae Rutelinae Scarabaeinae Sericinae Taurocerastinae Trichiinae Valginae Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1067 pixel, file size: 274 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Christmas Beetle, Anoplognathus olivieri. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... “Animalia” redirects here. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Insects (Class Insecta) are a major group of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals on the Earth, with over a million described species—more than all other animal groups combined. ... Suborders Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga See subgroups of the order Coleoptera Beetles are the most diverse group of insects. ... Families See text. ... Pierre André Latreille. ... Tribes Aegialiini Aphodiini Eupariini Odontolochini Proctophanini Psammodiini Stereomerini Rhyparini Wikispecies has information related to: Aphodiinae The subfamily Aphodiinae consists of species often labelled Aphodiine dung beetles. Many of the beetles of this subfamily feed on dung, though not exclusively. ... Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, subfamily Cetoniinae. ... Genera See text. ... Tribes Chasmatopterini Diplotaxini Hopliini Macrodactylini Melolonthini Oncerini Pachydemini Podolasiini Rhizotrogini Sericini Wikispecies has information related to: Melolonthinae Melolonthinae is a subfamily of scarab beetles. ... tribe Canthonini Coprini Dichotomiini Eucraniini Eurysterini Gymnopleurini Onitini Oniticellini Onthophagini Phanaeini Scarabaeini Sisyphini The subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species often lablled true dung beetles. Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dungs. ... Tribes Osmodermini Trichiini The Trichiini are a subtribe of the beetle family Scarabaeidae. ...

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Scarabaeidae

The family Scarabaeidae as presently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide. The species in this large family are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family is fairly unstable, with numerous competing theories, and new proposals appearing quite often. It is probable that many of the subfamilies listed here will no longer be recognized very much longer, as they will likely be reduced in status below subfamily rank, or elevated to family status (the latter is most likely, e.g., with the family "Melolonthidae" already appearing in some recent classifications). GFDL Wikispecies logo File links The following pages link to this file: Solanaceae Species Asterias Homo (genus) Human Wikipedia:Template messages/Links Wikipedia:Template messages/All Homo floresiensis User talk:Tuneguru Template:Wikispecies Categories: GFDL images ... Wikispecies is a sister project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation that anybody can edit with a great potential use to students and researchers. ... Suborders Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga See subgroups of the order Coleoptera Beetles are the most diverse group of insects. ...

Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colors, measuring between 5-60 mm. They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odors. The front legs are broad and adapted for digging. Insects display a wide variety of antennal shapes. ... Lamellae is a term for several very different biological and material structures. ...

The C-shaped larvae, called grubs, are pale yellow or white. Most adult beetles are nocturnal, although the flower chafers (Cetoniinae) and many leaf chafers (Rutelinae) are active during the day. The grubs mostly live underground or under debris, so are not exposed to sunlight. Many scarabs are scavengers that recycle dung, carrion, or decaying plant material. Others, such as the Japanese beetle are devastating agricultural pests. A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, subfamily Cetoniinae. ... An American Black Vulture feeding on squirrel carrion For other uses, see Carrion (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Popillia japonica Newman, 1841 Wikispecies has information related to: Japanese beetle The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is a beetle about 1. ...

In ancient Egypt, scarabs were revered as sacred. Some of the well-known beetles from the Scarabaeidae are Japanese beetles, dung beetles, June beetles, rose chafers, rhinoceros beetles, Hercules beetles and Goliath beetles. Binomial name Popillia japonica Newman, 1841 Wikispecies has information related to: Japanese beetle The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is a beetle about 1. ... A dung beetle, with a shovel-like head, rolling a dung ball with its hindlegs. ... June beetle is the common name for several varieties of scarab beetles, including: Figeater beetle (cotinus mutabilis) of western and southwestern United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Binomial name Cetonia aurata (Linnaeus, 1761) The rose chafer (Cetonia aurata, also known as the goldsmith beetle, leaf chafer or golden fly) is a reasonably large beetle growing to 18 mm (0. ... Genera See text. ... Binomial name Dynastes hercules Linnaeus, 1758 The hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is by far the most famous of the rhinoceros beetles. ... Species Goliathus albosignatus Goliathus cacicus Goliathus goliatus Goliathus orientalis Goliathus regius The Goliath beetles are among the largest insects on Earth, in terms of size and weight. ...

Several members of this family have shells which act as left handed circular polarisers, this is the only known example of circular polarisation in nature.^[1] In electrodynamics, circular polarization of electromagnetic radiation is a polarization such that the tip of the electric field vector, at a fixed point in space, describes a circle as time progresses. ...

Gallery

Liparetrus species; subfamily Melolonthinae Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1067, 349 KB) A species of Liparetrus from the Family Scarabaeidae, Subfamily Melolonthinae. ...

Onthophagus species; subfamily Scarabaeinae Image File history File linksMetadata Scarabaeid_sal. ...

Punctate Flower Chafers mating Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1067 pixel, file size: 434 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Punctate Flower Chafer or Spotted Flower Chafer, Polystigma punctatum of approx 25mm mating on a carrot flower head. ...

References

The Philosophical Magazine is arguably the world’s oldest commercially published scientific journal. ...

External links

• Family SCARABAEIDAE
• Scarabaeidae beetle breeding and large gallery.
• Japanese Beetles Popillia japonica photos, description, natural history
• June Beetles, Family: Scarabaeidae - Diagnostic photographs
• Hairy Flower Chafer Beetle Trichiotinus piger reference photographs
• Brown Fruit Chafer Euphoria inda reference photographs
• Scarab Beetle Research, Databases, and Links from Scarab Central at University of Nebraska State Museum

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