Empecamenta microphylla
| Empecamenta microphylla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. microphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta microphylla Moser, 1917
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Empecamenta microphylla is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Uganda.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. The head is punctured, the frons covered with yellow hairs. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is moderately densely covered with punctures of unequal size, the coarser punctures with yellow hairs. The elytra lack ribs, and the moderately dense punctures are covered with short, erect hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta microphylla 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.