Camenta atrata
| Camenta atrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Camenta |
| Species: | C. atrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Camenta atrata Frey, 1968
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Camenta atrata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are black and moderately shiny. The upper surface is smooth and the sides of the pronotum and elytra are slightly fringed with light brown hairs. The underside is sparsely covered with long hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Camenta atrata at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1968). "Neue Sericiden aus Afrika und Madagascar mit Bestimmungstabelle der westafrikanischen Aulacoserica-Arten (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 199–228. Retrieved January 15, 2026.