Scarabaeidae

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Scarabaeidae - scarab or dung beetles family Scarabaeidaearthropod family - any of the arthropodsLamellicornia, superfamily Lamellicornia - scarabaeid beetles and stag beetlesscarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikesgenus Scarabaeus - type genus of the Scarabaeidaegenus Popillia, Popillia - a genus of ScarabaeidaeAnomala, genus Anomala - genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grassesMelolonthidae, subfamily Melolonthidae - considered a separate family in some classification systemsCetoniidae, subfamily Cetoniidae - considered a separate family in some classification systems