ABSTRACT
Status of the classification. The Ceratocanthidae are considered a family within the Scarabaeoidea or a subfamily of the family Scarabaeidae. In this volume, we follow Lawrence and Newton (1995) and consider the group a family. The group was previously referred to as the Acanthoceridae (Lacordaire 1856), a junior homonym that required replacement. The family name Ceratocanthidae has been erroneously attributed to Cartwright and Gordon (1971). Martínez (1968) first used the name at the family group level and should be credited as the author.
