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| Empecamenta hirta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. hirta |
| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta hirta Moser, 1917 | |
Empecamenta hirta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are brown, with the head and sometimes the pronotum darker. The head is moderately densely and coarsely punctate, the punctures with erect yellow hairs. The pronotum is sparsely covered with yellow-haired punctures. The elytra are punctate. The punctures are hairy.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta hirta 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 22, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.