NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Diaphylla hispida Erichson, 1847
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diaphylla hispida Erichson, 1847
- Name authority
- Erichson, 1847
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Diaphylla
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyStaphyliniformia
- superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyScarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilyMelolonthinae MacLeay, 1819
- tribeMacrodactylini Kirby, 1837
- genusDiaphylla Erichson, 1847
- speciesDiaphylla hispida Erichson, 1847
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diaphylla lampropyga Philippi, 1864 Philippi, 1864 | synonym |
| Diaphylla luctuosa Philippi, 1864 Philippi, 1864 | synonym |
| Diaphylla ornata Philippi, 1864 Philippi, 1864 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Erichson, W. F. (1847). Conspectus insectorum coleopterorum quae in Republica Peruana observata sunt. Archiv Für Naturgeschichte, Berlin 13(1):67-185. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-Naturgeschichte_13-1_0067-0085.pdf Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35CLS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.