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 Aclopini Holcorobeini Phaenognathini Subfamily Aegialiinae Aegialiini Saprinianini Subfamily Allidiostomatinae Subfamily Aphodiinae Aphodiini Corythoderini Eupariini Hornietiini Odochilini Odontolochini Psammodiini Rhyparini Stereomerini Termitoderini Thinorycterini †Psammaegialiini Subfamily Aulonocneminae Subfamily Cetoniinae Cetoniini Cremastocheilini Diplognathini Goliathini Gymnetini Phaedimini Schizorhinini Stenotarsiini Taenioderini Xiphoscelidini Subfamily Chironinae Subfamily Dynamopodinae Subfamily Dynastinae Agaocephalini Cyclocephalini Dynastini Hexodontini Oryctini Oryctoderini Pentodontini Phileurini Subfamily Eremazinae Eremazini †Yixianscarabaeini Subfamily Lichniinae Subfamily Melolonthinae Acomini Ardellini Athliini Chasmatopterini Chnaunanthini Colymbomorphini Comophini Dichelonychini Diphycerini Diplotaxini Euchirini Hopliini Langbianellini Macrodactylini Melolonthini Pachypodini Pachytrichini Phobetusini Phyllotocidiini Podolasiini Rhizotrogini Systellopini Warwickiini †Cretomelolonthini
Subfamily Oncerinae Subfamily Orphninae Aegidiini Orphnini Subfamily Pachydeminae Aegosthetini Pachydemini Subfamily Phaenomeridinae Authority: Erichson, 1847 Cymboptera Oxychirus Phaenomeris
Subfamily Rutelinae Adoretini Alvarengiini Anatistini Anomalini Anoplognathini Geniatini Rutelini Subfamily Scarabaeinae Ateuchini Byrrhidiini Coprini Deltochilini Dichotomiini Endroedyolini Epactoidini Epilissini Epirinini Eucraniini Gymnopleurini Odontolomini Oniticellini Onitini Onthophagini Parachoriini Phanaeini Scarabaeini Sisyphini Subfamily Sericinae Ablaberini Diphucephalini Sericini Subfamily Sericoidinae Automoliini Heteronychini Liparetrini Maechidiini Phyllotocini Scitalini Sericoidini Subfamily Termitotroginae Subfamily Trichiinae Trichiini Subfamily Valginae Valgini Subfamily Cretoscarabaeinae Subfamily †Lithoscarabaeinae Subfamily †Prototroginae †Prototrox
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