Camenta lurida

Camenta lurida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Camenta
Species:
C. lurida
Binomial name
Camenta lurida
Moser, 1917

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

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.