NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Diphucephala pygidialis Lea, 1916
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 pygidialis Lea, 1916
- Name authority
- Lea, 1916
- 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 pygidialis Lea, 1916
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 fulgida Boisduval, 1835 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diphucephala pulcherrima Blackburn, 1906 | 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.
- Lea, A. M. (1916). Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera with descriptions of new species. Part II. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. Adelaide 40:272-436. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.18882 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:36FV5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.