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List of Scarabaeidae subfamilies and tribes

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The beetle family Scarabaeidae is made up of about 28 subfamilies containing more than 100 tribes. There are more than 2,500 genera and 35,000 described species in Scarabaeidae. The following subfamilies and tribes are in accordance with those in Catalog of Life (2023) and Dietz, Ahrens, et al. (2023). The tribe Hopliini is placed as a subfamily in Catalogue of Life, but is listed as a tribe of subfamily Melolonthinae here. The subfamilies Sericinae and Sericoidinae were suggested in Dietz, Ahrens, et al. (2023) and are included in the Catalogue of Life. The subfamily Lichniinae is sometimes considered a tribe, Lichniini.

Subfamily Aclopinae Blanchard, 1850 Aclopini Blanchard, 1850 Holcorobeini Nikolajev, 1992 Phaenognathini Iablokoff-Khnozorian, 1977

Subfamily Aegialiinae Castelnau, 1840 Aegialiini Castelnau, 1840 Saprinianini Nikolajev, 2011

Subfamily Allidiostomatinae Arrow, 1940

Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815 Aphodiini Leach, 1815 Corythoderini Schmidt, 1910 Eupariini Schmidt, 1910 Hornietiini Minkina, 2020 Odochilini Rakovič, 1987 Odontolochini Stebnicka & Howden, 1996 Psammodiini Mulsant, 1842 Rhyparini Schmidt, 1910 Stereomerini Howden & Storey, 1992 Termitoderini Tangelder & Krikken, 1982 Thinorycterini Semenov & Reichardt, 1925 †Psammaegialiini Nikolajev, Wang & Zhang, 2014

Subfamily Aulonocneminae Janssens, 1946

Subfamily Cetoniinae Leach, 1815 Cetoniini Leach, 1815 Cremastocheilini Burmeister & Schaum, 1841 Diplognathini Burmeister, 1842 Goliathini Latreille, 1829 Gymnetini Kirby, 1827 Phaedimini Schoch, 1894 Schizorhinini Burmeister, 1842 Stenotarsiini Kraatz, 1880 Taenioderini Mikšić, 1976 Xiphoscelidini Krikken, 1984

Subfamily Chironinae Blanchard, 1845

Subfamily Dynamopodinae Arrow, 1911

Subfamily Dynastinae MacLeay, 1819 Agaocephalini Burmeister, 1847 Cyclocephalini Castelnau, 1840 Dynastini Macleay, 1819 Hexodontini Lacordaire, 1855 Oryctini Mulsant, 1842 Oryctoderini Endrödi, 1966 Pentodontini Mulsant, 1842 Phileurini Burmeister, 1847

Subfamily Eremazinae Stebnicka, 1977 Eremazini Stebnicka, 1977 †Yixianscarabaeini Nikolajev, 2015

Subfamily Lichniinae Burmeister, 1844

Subfamily Melolonthinae MacLeay, 1819 Acomini Evans & Smith, 2020 Ardellini Paulsen, 2021 Athliini Smith & Evans, 2018 Chasmatopterini Lacordaire, 1855 Chnaunanthini Evans & Smith, 2020 Colymbomorphini Blanchard, 1850 Comophini Britton, 1978 Dichelonychini Kirby, 1837 Diphycerini Medvedev, 1952 Diplotaxini Kirby, 1837 Euchirini Hope, 1840 Hopliini Latreille, 1829 Langbianellini Prokofiev, 2015 Macrodactylini Kirby, 1837 Melolonthini Leach, 1819 Pachypodini Erichson, 1840 Pachytrichini Burmeister, 1855 Phobetusini Evans & Smith, 2020 Phyllotocidiini Britton, 1957 Podolasiini Howden, 1997 Rhizotrogini Burmeister, 1855 Systellopini Dalla Torre, 1912 Warwickiini Evans & Smith, 2020 †Cretomelolonthini Nikolajev, 1998

Subfamily Oncerinae LeConte, 1861

Subfamily Orphninae Erichson, 1847 Aegidiini Paulian, 1984 Orphnini Erichson, 1847

Subfamily Pachydeminae Reitter, 1902 Aegosthetini Lacroix, 2007 Pachydemini Burmeister, 1855

Subfamily Phaenomeridinae Authority: Erichson, 1847

Cymboptera Ohaus, 1923 Oxychirus Quedenfeldt, 1888 Phaenomeris Hope, 1833

Subfamily Rutelinae MacLeay, 1819 Adoretini Burmeister, 1844 Alvarengiini Frey, 1975 Anatistini Lacordaire, 1855 Anomalini Streubel, 1839 Anoplognathini MacLeay, 1819 Geniatini Burmeister, 1844 Rutelini MacLeay, 1819

Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 Ateuchini Perty, 1830 Byrrhidiini Davis, Deschodt & Scholtz, 2019 Coprini Leach, 1815 Deltochilini Lacordaire, 1855 Dichotomiini Pereira, 1954 Endroedyolini Davis, Deschodt & Scholtz, 2019 Epactoidini Rossini et al, 2022 Epilissini Lansberge, 1874 Epirinini Lansberge, 1874 Eucraniini Burmeister, 1873 Gymnopleurini Streubel, 1846 Odontolomini Davis, Deschodt & Scholtz, 2019 Oniticellini Kolbe, 1905 Onitini Castelnau, 1840 Onthophagini Streubel, 1846 Parachoriini Tarasov, 2017 Phanaeini Hope, 1838 Scarabaeini Latreille, 1802 Sisyphini Mulsant, 1842

Subfamily Sericinae Kirby, 1837 Ablaberini Blanchard, 1850 Diphucephalini Castelnau, 1840 Sericini Kirby, 1837

Subfamily Sericoidinae Erichson, 1847 Automoliini Britton, 1978 Heteronychini Lacordaire, 1855 Liparetrini Burmeister, 1855 Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 Phyllotocini Burmeister, 1855 Scitalini Britton, 1957 Sericoidini Erichson, 1847

Subfamily Termitotroginae Wasmann, 1918

Subfamily Trichiinae Kolbe, 1897 Trichiini Fleming, 1821

Subfamily Valginae Schenkling, 1922 Valgini Mulsant, 1842

Subfamily †Cretoscarabaeinae Nikolajev, 1995

Subfamily †Lithoscarabaeinae Nikolajev, 1992

Subfamily †Prototroginae Nikolajev, 2000 †Prototrox Nikolajev, 2000

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