Diapterna hamata

Diapterna hamata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Diapterna
Species:
D. hamata
Binomial name
Diapterna hamata
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius hamatus Say, 1824
  • Aphodius garmani Brown, 1929
  • Aphodius occidentalis Horn, 1870

Diapterna hamata is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and the United States (California, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). They have a rather short, convex, nearly dull, glabrous, blackish body. The elytra have a brownish discal spot and the base, apex and striae are yellowish.

References

  1. 1 2 "Diapterna hamata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Diapterna hamata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Diapterna hamata 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 16, 2026.

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