Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia.

This superfamily includes some of the largest beetles extant today, including rhinoceros beetles, (Dynastinae), the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) and Goliath beetles (Goliathus sp.).

The oldest confirmed member of the group is the extinct genus Alloioscarabaeus from the Middle Jurassic period Jiulongshan Formation of Inner Mongolia, China.

[2] The following families are listed in Bouchard (2011):[3] In Peru alone, there are 1042 known species of Scarabaeoidea as of 2015.

[4] This is due to Peru's high biodiversity and endemism.