Empecamenta coronata

Empecamenta coronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Empecamenta
Species:
E. coronata
Binomial name
Empecamenta coronata
Frey, 1972

Empecamenta coronata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Somalia.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are brown and shiny, with the legs somewhat darker. The antennae are light brown. The head has a few long, erect, light brown hairs and the pronotum is sparsely covered with long, erect hairs. The elytra are very sparsely haired. The margins of the pronotum and elytra are densely covered with longer cilia.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta coronata 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 5, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Frey, G. (1972). "Neue afrikanische Sericinae (Col., Scarab., Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 23: 142–149. Retrieved January 5, 2026.