family Scarabaeidae

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family Scarabaeidae - scarab or dung beetles

Scarabaeidae

arthropod family - any of the arthropods

Lamellicornia, superfamily Lamellicornia - scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles

scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes

genus Scarabaeus - type genus of the Scarabaeidae

genus Popillia, Popillia - a genus of Scarabaeidae

Anomala, genus Anomala - genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses

Melolonthidae, subfamily Melolonthidae - considered a separate family in some classification systems

Cetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniidae - considered a separate family in some classification systems

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The family Scarabaeidae has a diverse biology, including adults that feed on excrements, carcasses, fungi, foliage, pollen, fruits, or roots; some species are diurnal and can be found on leaves (Silva et al.

Interaction and distribution of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) associated with Heliconia bihai (Heliconiaceae) inflorescences

[4] Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamilia Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 Tribu Aphodiini Leach, 1815 Aphodius lividus Olivier, 1789 [1] Aphodius sp.

ESPECIES DE COLEOPTERA (INSECTA) DE LA COLECCION DE ARTROPODOS DE LA FACULTAD DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES, IZTACALA (CAFESI), UNAM, MEXICO

Newrecords to the species diversity of family Scarabaeidae and Hybosoridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (India).

New record of Anomala rugosa Arrow, 1899 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from the Fauna of Pakistan

The family Scarabaeidae is the largest family of insects which contains more than 30000 species in the world [6].

Diversity and composition of beetles (order: Coleoptera) of Durgapur, West Bengal, India