INFRAORDER SCARABAEIFORMIA

• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

• Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

• Scarabaeiform Beetles (Infraorder Scarabaeiformia)

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​Infraorder Scarabaeiformia is a distinctive infraorder of beetles within the order Coleoptera, best known for containing the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, which includes scarab beetles, dung beetles, rhinoceros beetles, chafers, flower beetles, and stag beetles. Members of this group are generally characterized by robust, compact bodies, clubbed antennae with movable lamellae (leaf-like segments), and strong legs adapted for digging, burrowing, or manipulating food.