Diaphonia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae. There are about 10 described species in Diaphonia, found in Australia.[1][2][3]

Diaphonia
Diaphonia luteola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Schizorhinini
Subtribe: Schizorhinina
Genus: Diaphonia
Newman, 1840
Synonyms
  • Dysdiatheca Schoch, 1894
  • Dysdiatheta Kraatz, 1880
  • Dysectoda Kraatz, 1880
  • Melobastes Thomson, 1880
  • Phyllopodium Schoch, 1895

Species

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These 10 species belong to the genus Diaphonia:[2][3]

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