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Scarabaeidae

Index Scarabaeidae

The family Scarabaeidae as currently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide, often called scarabs or scarab beetles. [1]

48 relations: Aclopinae, Aegialiinae, Allidiostomatinae, Ancient Egyptian religion, Animal, Antenna (biology), Aphodiinae, Arthropod, Beetle, Bolboceratidae, Carrion, Cetonia aurata, Chironinae, Circular polarization, Dung beetle, Dynamopodinae, Dynastinae, Edmund Reitter, Euchirinae, Eupoecila australasiae, Flower chafer, Geotrupidae, Glaphyridae, Glaresis, Goliathus, Grapevine beetle, Hercules beetle, Insect, Japanese beetle, June beetle, Lamella (surface anatomy), Larva, List of genera of Scarabaeidae, Macrodactylus subspinosus, Melolonthinae, Ochodaeidae, Orphninae, Philosophical Magazine, Pierre André Latreille, Rain beetle, Rutelinae, Scarab (artifact), Scarabaeinae, Scarabaeoidea, Scarabaeus sacer, Structural coloration, Subfamily, Termitotroginae.

Aclopinae

Aclopinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.

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Aegialiinae

Aegialiinae is a small subfamily of much larger Scarabaeidae family, which contains all species of scarab beetles.

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Allidiostomatinae

Allidiostomatinae is a subfamily of beetles in the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae.

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Ancient Egyptian religion

Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex system of polytheistic beliefs and rituals which were an integral part of ancient Egyptian society.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Antenna (biology)

Antennae (singular: antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers," are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods.

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Aphodiinae

Aphodiinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Beetle

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota.

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Bolboceratidae

Bolboceratidae, the dor beetles, is a family of beetle.

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Carrion

Carrion (from Latin caro, meaning "meat") is the decaying flesh of a dead animal.

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Cetonia aurata

Cetonia aurata, called the rose chafer or the green rose chafer, is a beetle, long, that has a metallic structurally coloured green and a distinct V-shaped scutellum.

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Chironinae

Chironidae is a family of beetles belonging to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.

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Circular polarization

In electrodynamics, circular polarization of an electromagnetic wave is a polarization state in which, at each point, the electric field of the wave has a constant magnitude but its direction rotates with time at a steady rate in a plane perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

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Dung beetle

Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces (dung).

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Dynamopodinae

Dynamopodinae is a very small subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles, with only seven species in a single genus, Orubesa.

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Dynastinae

Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae).

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Edmund Reitter

Edmund Reitter (22 October 1845 – 15 March 1920) was an Austrian entomologist, writer and a collector.

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Euchirinae

Euchirinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.

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Eupoecila australasiae

Eupoecila australasiae, commonly known as the fiddler beetle or rose chafer, is a colourful green- or yellow-and-black member of the scarab beetle family from eastern Australia.

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Flower chafer

Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae.

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Geotrupidae

Geotrupidae (from Greek geos, earth, and trypetes, borer) is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera.

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Glaphyridae

Glaphyridae is a family of beetles, commonly known as bumble bee scarab beetles.

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Glaresis

Glaresis is a genus of beetles, sometimes called "enigmatic scarab beetles", in its own family, the Glaresidae.

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Goliathus

The Goliath beetles (named after the biblical giant Goliath) are any of the five species in the genus Goliathus.

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Grapevine beetle

The grapevine beetle, Pelidnota punctata, also known as the spotted June beetle or the spotted pelidnota, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae (Scarab beetles), situated in the subfamily Rutelinae.

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Hercules beetle

The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules, Dynastinae) is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the rainforests of Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles, and is the longest extant species of beetle in the world, and is also one of the largest flying insects in the world.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Japanese beetle

The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) is a common species of beetle.

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June beetle

June beetle is the common name for several scarab beetles that appear around June in temperate parts of North America: In subfamily Cetoniinae.

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Lamella (surface anatomy)

Lamellae on a gecko's foot. In surface anatomy, a lamella is a thin plate-like structure, often one amongst many lamellae very close to one another, with open space between.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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List of genera of Scarabaeidae

This is a list of genera within the beetle family Scarabaeidae.

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Macrodactylus subspinosus

Macrodactylus subspinosus is a North American beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.

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Melolonthinae

Melolonthinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetles (family Scarabaeidae).

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Ochodaeidae

Ochodaeidae, also known as the sand-loving scarab beetles, is a small family of scarabaeiform beetles occurring in many parts of the world.

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Orphninae

Orphninae is a subfamily of beetles in the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae.

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Philosophical Magazine

The Philosophical Magazine is one of the oldest scientific journals published in English.

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Pierre André Latreille

Pierre André Latreille (29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods.

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Rain beetle

The rain beetles are a group of beetles found in the far west of North America.

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Rutelinae

Rutelinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetles (family Scarabaeidae).

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Scarab (artifact)

Scarabs were popular amulets and impression seals in Ancient Egypt.

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Scarabaeinae

The scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species collectively called true dung beetles.

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Scarabaeoidea

Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia.

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Scarabaeus sacer

Scarabaeus sacer, common name Sacred scarab, is a species of dung beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

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Structural coloration

Structural coloration is the production of colour by microscopically structured surfaces fine enough to interfere with visible light, sometimes in combination with pigments.

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Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

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Termitotroginae

Termitotroginae is a monotypic subfamily of the family Scarabaeidae, the scarab beetles.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarabaeidae

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