Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Allotriocarida
Classis: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Hybosoridae
Subfamilia: Ceratocanthinae
Tribus: Ceratocanthini - Ivieolini - Scarabatermitini

Overview of genera

Acanthocerodes  Afrocloetus  Aneilobolus  Anopsiostes  Astaenomoechus  Aulisostes  Balleriodes  Baloghianestes  Belloanopsiostes  Besuchetostes  Callophilharmostes  Carinophilharmostes  Ceratocanthoides  Ceratocanthopsis  Ceratocanthus  Chaetophilharmostes  Cloeotus  Congomostes  Cryptophilharmostes  Cryptosphaeroides  Cyphopisthes  Ebbrittoniella  Eusphaeropeltis  Germarostes  Glyptopterus  Goudotostes  Hodotermopsis  Ivieolus  Madrasostes  Martinezostes  Melanophilharmostes  Nesopalla  Oxymorostes  Paulianostes  Perignamptus  Petrovitzostes  Philharmostes  Pseudopedaria  Pseudopterorthochaetes  Pseudosynarmostes  Pterorthochaetes  Scarabaeinus  Scarabatermes  Synarmostes  Termitariophilous  Trachycrusus  Xenocanthus

Name

Ceratocanthidae A. Martínez, 1968

Synonyms

References

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Vernacular names

English: Pill scarab beetle / Ball beetle / Contractile Scarab beetle
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