NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Diphucephala fulgida Boisduval, 1835
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
- Diphucephala fulgida Boisduval, 1835
- Name authority
- Boisduval, 1835
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Diphucephala
- 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
- subfamilySericinae Kirby, 1837
- tribeDiphucephalini Laporte, 1840
- genusDiphucephala Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828
- speciesDiphucephala fulgida Boisduval, 1835
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diphucephala. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diphucephala angusticeps MacLeay, 1886 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala coerulea MacLeay, 1883 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala crebra Blackburn, 1906 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala cribripennis Lea, 1924 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green Spring BeetleDiphucephala edwardsi Waterhouse, 1837 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala elegans Blackburn, 1892 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala pulcherrima Blackburn, 1906 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala pygidialis Lea, 1916 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala rectipennis Blackburn, 1906 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala rufipes Waterhouse, 1837 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala sericea (Kirby, 1819) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala sordida Blackburn, 1906 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Boisduval, J. B. (1835). Voyage de découvertes de l’Astrolabe. Exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1829, sous le commandement de M.J.Dumont d’Urville. Faune Entomologique de l’Océan Pacifique, avec l’illustration des insectes nouveaux receuillis pendant le voyage. 2me partie. Coléoptères et autres Ordres. Tatsu, Paris 2:1-716 (152-247). http://www.archive.org/download/voyagedelacorvetent02dumo/voyagedelacorvetent02dumo.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:36FTZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.