Scarabaeiformia Crowson, 1960
(scarabs, dung and stag beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
SCARABAEOIDEA
scarabs, dung and stag beetles
Male (Click to open)
 		Superfamily 30 subtaxa 346 images 28 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Series Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 311 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, dung and stag beetles)
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