Diphucephala | |
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Diphucephala colaspidoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Diphucephala Le Peletier & Serville, 1828 |
Diphucephala is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. [1]
The species of this genus are found in Australia. [1]
The following species are recognised in the genus Diphucephala: [1]
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