Parent taxon: Scarabaeoidea according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Acanthoceridae, Aliscarabaeus, Belohinidae, Diphyllostomatidae, Glaphyridae, Glaresidae, Hybosoridae, Hybosorites, Lucanidae, Obitiscarabaeus, Ochodaeidae, Passalidae, Pleocomidae, Septiventeridae, Serrulus, Trogidae
Subtaxa: Aclopinae, Aegialia, Allidiostomatinae, Anachalcos, Anomalites, Aphodiinae, Ateuchites, Bolboceras, Cetoniinae, Choeridium, Copris, Diplotaxis, Dolichopoda, Dynamopodinae, Dynastinae, Euchirinae, Geotrupoides, Heliocopris, Holcorobeus, Ligyrus, Listrochelus, Macrodactylus, Melolonthinae, Melolonthites, Metacatharsius, Orphninae, Oxyomus, Pachypodinae, Pelidnotites, Phaenomeridinae, Phalops, Phanaeus, Prototroginae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae, Scarabaeus, Scelocopris, Serica, Strategus, Trox
Type: Scarabaeus
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