Scarabaeoidea, Latreille, 1802

Smith, Andrew B. T., 2006, A Review Of The Family- Group Names For The Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) With Corrections To Nomenclature And A Current Classification, The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 5) 60, pp. 144-204 : 147-148

Superfamily SCARABAEOIDEA Latreille, 1802

Original spelling and citation: Scarabaeïdes Latreille 1802: 144

Type genus: Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1758: 345

Remark: Scaraboides (von Laicharting 1781: II) was used prior to Latreille (1802) but does not fulfill the ICZN criteria for availability because it was used at the order rank not the family-group level. Scaraboides sensu von Laicharting was used as the name for all

beetles (5order Coleoptera ). This name has not been adapted at the order level and is unavailable at the family-group level (Article 1.2.2).