Eucamenta castanea

Eucamenta castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Eucamenta
Species:
E. castanea
Binomial name
Eucamenta castanea
(Boheman, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Ablabera castanea Boheman, 1857

Eucamenta castanea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 15–17 mm. They are chestnut-brown and shining, with the club of the antennae flavescent. The head and clypeus are covered with nearly contiguous punctures. The prothorax is covered with somewhat small, round punctures divided by a smooth interval equal in width to their own diameter. The elytra are covered with slightly rugose, unequal punctures very closely set, and having in the dorsal part three geminate punctulate striae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eucamenta castanea 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 9, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 9, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.