Diapterna pinguella

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Diapterna pinguella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Diapterna
Species:
D. pinguella
Binomial name
Diapterna pinguella
(Brown, 1929)

Diapterna pinguella is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in North America. [2]

Aphodiinae Subfamily of beetles

Aphodiinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. Members of this subfamily are known commonly as the small dung beetles and many, but not all, are dung beetles. These beetles are found worldwide.

Dung beetle informal group of insects

Dung beetles are beetles that feed on poop (dung). Some species of dung beetles can bury dung 250 times heavier than itself in one night.

Scarabaeidae Family of beetles

The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank, and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011).

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References

  1. ↑ "Diapterna pinguella Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. 1 2 "Diapterna pinguella Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. ↑ "Diapterna pinguella Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-07.

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