Diphucephala insularis
| Diphucephala insularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Diphucephala |
| Species: | D. insularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diphucephala insularis Lea, 1916 | |
Diphucephala insularis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6 mm (0.22–0.24 in). They are bright metallic-green or coppery-green, with the tarsi blue or purple, and the antennae, palpi, and underside of the tips of the clypeus black. They are moderately clothed with stramineous setae, which have a somewhat lineate appearance on the elytra. These setae denser and paler on the underside and pygidium, but the latter is glabrous at the tip.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Diphucephala insularis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Lea, A. M. (1916). "Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera with descriptions of new species. Part II". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 40: 272–436. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
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