Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are …

The superfamily Scarabaeoidea is a large, diverse, cosmopolitan group of beetles. Scarabaeoids are adapted to most habitats, and they are fungivores, herbivores, necrophages, coprophages, …

2024年8月28日 · The English scarab is derived from Latin scarabeus, meaning ‘beetle’ (2) –- compare Greek καραβοσ, καραβιοσ ‘a horned beetle,... also a type of crab’; cf. Sanskrit …

Scarab beetles comprise a speciose group, and they are a conspicuous component of the beetle fauna in the New World. Adults of many scarab beetles are noticeable due to their relatively …

The objective of this web site is to provide a comprehensive systematic overview for the approximately 600 genera of New World scarab beetles and to provide a foundation for a …

2023年11月16日 · An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement. 37 pp. An online resource …

The genus Scarabaeus consists of a number of Afro-Eurasian dung beetle species, including the "sacred scarab beetle", Scarabaeus sacer and is the namesake of the tribe Scarabaeini, the …

The meaning of SCARABAEOID is a beetle of Scarabaeidae or a closely related family : scarabaeus.

Of all the beetles, scarabaeoids are among the best known because of their beauty, fascinating life histories, and economic importance. In the Nearctic region, the taxonomy of most …

2004年11月27日 · Considering the turmoil and vast changes in the classification of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea during the last 20 years, particularly in North America, we were …