Melanocamenta flabellata
| Melanocamenta flabellata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Melanocamenta |
| Species: | M. flabellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanocamenta flabellata Moser, 1919
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Melanocamenta flabellata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm. They are black, but the pygidium is red in the anterior half and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is similarly shaped to that of Melanocamenta variolosa and rather densely punctate. The scutellum is smooth or with a few fine punctures. The sculpture of the elytra is somewhat coarser than in variolosa. The pygidium is moderately densely punctate, with erect hairs in front of the posterior margin. The underside is extensively dotted and covered with grey hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Melanocamenta flabellata 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.
- ^ 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.