Diphucephala tarsalis

Diphucephala tarsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Diphucephala
Species:	D. tarsalis
Binomial name
	Diphucephala tarsalis; Lea, 1916

Diphucephala tarsalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–6.5 mm (0.24–0.26 in). They are bright metallic golden-green, with the antennae (except for the black club) and legs (except for the blackish claws) reddish. They are moderately densely clothed with rather long, stramineous setae, becoming denser and paler on the underside and pygidium, but the latter is glabrous at the apex.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Diphucephala tarsalis 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Diphucephala tarsalis 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.

[:2-3] 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.