Empecamenta boromensis
| Empecamenta boromensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. boromensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta boromensis Brancsik, 1897[1] | |
Empecamenta boromensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in Mozambique.[3][4]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6.5–7 mm. They have an elongate, yellowish body, with flavid hairs and they are roughly and densely punctate on the upper side. The antennae are testaceous and the head and prothorax are darker than the elytra.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta boromensis 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 12, 2026.
- 1 2 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 12, 2026.
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