Empecamenta flavopilosa
| Empecamenta flavopilosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. flavopilosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta flavopilosa Moser, 1917
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Empecamenta flavopilosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ethiopia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. The upper surface and the head are strongly punctate, with the punctures on the head bearing erect yellow hairs. The pronotum is moderately densely covered with strong, erect punctures, while the elytra have rather strong punctures with yellow hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta flavopilosa 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.