Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Superphylum Articulata Cuvier see Supraphylum Articulata Cuvier
           Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
             Subphylum Tracheata
               Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
                 Subclass Pterygota Schott & Endl.
                   Superorder Coleopteria
                     Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - beetles
                       Suborder Polyphaga Emery, 1886
                         Family group Lamellicornia
                           Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 - scarab beetles, dung beetles, and june "bugs"
                             Subfamily Geotrupinae Latreille, 1802
                               Genus Lethrus Scopoli, 1777
                                 Lethrus apterus Laxmann, 1770