The family Scarabaeidae as currently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide. The species in this large family are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family is fairly unstable, with numerous competing theories, and new proposals appearing quite often. It is probable that many of the subfamilies ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarabaeidae
Scarabaeidae is the chafers and dung beetles family of insects of the order Coleoptera. The members have the three distal segments of the antennae widened on one side to form a characteristic lamellate club. The larvae - known as grubs - develop in soil where they live on roots or are found in dung and other decaying organic matter. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BS.HTM