Database details
| Full name: | World Scarabaeidae Database |
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| Short name: | Scarabs |
| Version: | Nov 2009 |
| Release date: | 2009-11-07 |
| Authors/editors: | P. Schoolmeesters |
| Taxonomic coverage: | Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Coleoptera - superfamily Scarabaeoidea |
| English name of the group: | Scarab beetles |
| Number of species: | 17,844 |
| Number of infraspecific taxa: | 1,368 |
| Number of synonyms: | 13,799 |
| Number of common names: | 0 |
| Total number of names: | 33,011 |
| Abstract: | The World Scarabaeidae Database is currently only accessible through this checklist. It is included on the Annual Checklist by kind permission of Paul Schoolmeesters (schoolp@skynet.be). The Scarabids are a large family of beetles, believed to include about 35,000 species. This database is well on the way to completion, with taxonomic data for 18,000 species. The Melolonthinae and Rutelinae are not included. |
| Organization: | Individual custodian |
| Website: |
http://www.coleoptera.org |