Phyllocamenta
| Phyllocamenta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Ablaberini |
| Genus: | Phyllocamenta Moser, 1918 |
| Species: | P. pilosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocamenta pilosa (Quedenfeldt, 1884)
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Phyllocamenta is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Phyllocamenta pilosa, which is found in Angola.[2]
Description
Adults resemble (in shape, pubescence, and head structure) the species of the genus Empecamenta, but have a different structure of the antennae. The antennae are ten-segmented and are long and curved.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Phyllocamenta pilosa 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 19, 2026.
- ^ Moser, J. (1918). "Neue Melolonthiden aus der Sammlung des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 79: 209–247. Retrieved January 19, 2026.