RES Handbook Vol 5 Part 11 ed1. Coleoptera. Scarabaeoidea (lucanidae, Trogidae, Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae)

THE superfamily Scarabaeoidea, also known as the Lamellicornia, includes some of the most striking beetles in the British fauna. It is the most clearly defined major unit of the Coleoptera and it is represented in the world by more than 20,000 species. In the British Isles there are 68 species known, representing four families, the LucANIDAE (Stag Beetles), TROGIDAE , GEOTRUPIDAE (Dor Beetles) and ScARABAEIDAE (Dung Beetles and Chafers).