Melanocamenta aruschana

Melanocamenta aruschana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Melanocamenta
Species:
M. aruschana
Binomial name
Melanocamenta aruschana
Moser, 1919

Melanocamenta aruschana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]

Description

They are black with yellowish-brown antennae. They are very similar to Melanocamenta variolosa, but the frons and clypeus are more coarsely and densely punctate. The sculpture of the pronotum is the same in both species. The elytra, however, are slightly more wrinkled.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Melanocamenta aruschana 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1919). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) X." (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 80 (2): 330–364. Retrieved February 23, 2026.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.