Advance in taxonomic research of the Trogidae.
Author of the article:REN Guo-Dong，HOU Lin
Author's Workplace：(College of Life Sciences, Hebei University,Baoding 071002，China)
Key Words：Coleoptera; Scarabaeoidea; Trogidae; classification; geographical distributi on
Abstract：The Trogidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) is a small family which includes th e important species of aiding the decomposition of animal corpses. A total of 3 genera and about 320 species are known in the world.This paper revi ews the taxonomic research of