Diphucephala insularis

Diphucephala insularis
Scientific classification Edit this 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. It is found in Australia (Queensland).

Description

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.