Empecamenta lindiana
| Empecamenta lindiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. lindiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta lindiana Moser, 1917
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Empecamenta lindiana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are black, with the elytra, pygidium, tarsi, and sometimes the abdomen brown. The head is densely punctured, the punctures with yellow hairs. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is densely punctured and has long hairs. The elytra lack ribs. The spots are quite densely packed and have short hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta lindiana 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.