Camenta lurida
| Camenta lurida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Camenta |
| Species: | C. lurida
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| Binomial name | |
| Camenta lurida Moser, 1917
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Camenta lurida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adult specimens typically attain a body length of approximately 6.5–7 mm. They are yellowish-brown, with the head and pronotum reddish. The surface of the head is rather densely punctate, and the antennae are yellow. The pronotum is densely, and in the middle even quite extensively, covered with punctures and the elytra are punctate, each with two indistinct ribs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Camenta lurida 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 22, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.