Synonym: Scarabaeiformia Crowson 1960
Full reference: A. Lameere. 1900. Notes pour la classification des Coléoptères. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 44:355-377
Parent taxon: Polyphaga according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2022
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Crowson 1981 and Lawrence and Newton 1995
Sister taxa: Agyrtes primoticus, Angarolarva, Bostrichiformia, Bostrychiformia, Clambiformia, Cryptophagites, Cucujiformia, Derodontiformia, Elateriformia, Elmadulescens, Escheria crassipunctata, Escheria dimidiata, Escheria punctulata, Eucinetiformia, Jingxidiscus, Jurodidae, Larvula, Lasiosynidae, Limnius perrini, Malachius vertummni, Melanocantharis, Mesosperchus notatus, Mormolucoides, Nosodendriformia, Plastelater, Polysitum, Potamophilites, Ranis, Rhinorhipiformia, Rhysopsalis, Scirtiformia, Sphaerocantharis, Syntomopterus, Tomocoleites, Troglops punctatissima
Subtaxa: Histeroidea Hydrophiloidea Scarabaeoidea Staphylinoidea
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