Scarabaeus (genus)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Arthropoda (phylum) > Hexapoda (subphylum) > Insecta (class) > Coleoptera (order) > Scarabaeidae (family)
Descripción
Genus containing several species of Old World dung beetle, including the scarab, species Scarabaeus sacer, considered sacred in ancient Egypt.