Chaetocanthus Péringuey, 1901 Codocera Eschscholtz, 1818 Cucochodaeus Paulsen, 2007 Enodognathus Benderitter, 1921 Gauchodaeus Paulsen, 2012 Mioochodaeus Nikolajev, 1995 Namibiotalpa Scholtz & Evans, 1987 Neochodaeus Nikolayev, 1995 Notochodaeus Nikolajev, 2005 Ochodaeus Dejean, 1821 Odontochodaeus Paulian, 1976 Parochodaeus Nikolayev, 1995 Pseudochodaeus Carlson & Richter, 1974 Synochodaeus Kolbe, 1907 Xenochodaeus Paulsen, 2007 Ochodaeidae, also known as the sand-loving scarab beetles,[2] is a small family of scarabaeiform beetles occurring in many parts of the world.

Their bodies are elongate and convex, with black and brown colors including yellowish- and reddish-brown shades.

Most types have been collected in sandy areas at night, while some of their species are active during the day.

[3] Ochodaeidae beetles belong to the infraorder Scarabaeiformia, which contains only one superfamily, the Scarabaeoidea.

[4] The most striking feature of the Scarabaeoidea are the ends of their antennae, that are divided into several lamellae, thus resembling a fan.