Camenta madecassa
| Camenta madecassa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Camenta |
| Species: | C. madecassa
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| Binomial name | |
| Camenta madecassa Frey, 1960
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Camenta madecassa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6-7.5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are dark reddish-brown and somewhat mottled, while the head, pronotum and scutellum are black. The antennae are reddish-brown. The upper and lower surfaces are moderately shiny (the upper surface also smooth). The lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra have pale cilia and the thorax is rather densely covered with long pale hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Camenta madecassa 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. (1960). "Neue und wenig bekannte Afrikanische Melolonthiden" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 11: 627–639. Retrieved January 15, 2026.