Melanocamenta kigonserana

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are bright red, with the head, pronotum and scutellum black. The head is moderately densely punctate. The elytra are very slightly rugose, moderately densely punctate, with the costae flat. The pygidium is quite loosely punctate. Underneath the middle is sparsely punctate, while the sides are more densely punctate. The punctures are hairy.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Melanocamenta kigonserana 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.