''Diapterna'' is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...
. There are about 6 described species in ''Diapterna''.
Species
* ''
Diapterna dugesi''
(Bates, 1887)
* ''
Diapterna hamata''
(Say, 1824)
* ''
Diapterna hyperborea''
(LeConte, 1850)
* ''
Diapterna omissa''
(LeConte, 1850)
* ''
Diapterna pinguella''
(Brown, 1929)
* ''
Diapterna pinguis''
(Haldeman, 1848)
References
Scarabaeidae
Scarabaeidae genera
Taxa named by George Henry Horn
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