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Scarabaeidae

Scarab beetles

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Containing group: Scarabaeiformia

Other Names for Scarabaeidae

References

Lawrence, J. F. and A. F. Newton. 1995. Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes and references, and data on family-group names). Pages 779-1006 in Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. Pakaluk, J. and Slipinski, S. A., eds. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, Warsaw.

Ratcliffe, B. C., M. L. Jameson, and A. B. T. Smith. 2002. Scarabaeidae Latreille 1802. Chapter 34 in American Beetles. Volume 2. R. H. Arnett, M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 861 pp.

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Scientific Name Melolontha japonica
Source Engage!(2)
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Copyright © 2006 netman
Scientific Name Trichius fasciatus
Location Belgium
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Scarab beetle = penseelkever
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Copyright © 2006 € Van 3000
Scientific Name Copris fricator
Location Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Sex Female
Source Collection BugGuide.Net
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Copyright © Matthew Roth
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