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| Empecamenta litoralis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. litoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta litoralis Moser, 1917 | |
Empecamenta litoralis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ivory Coast.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. The head and underside are widely punctate. The punctures on the head with erect hairs. The antennae are yellow. The pronotum is fairly densely punctate, the punctures with erect hairs. The elytra are also fairly densely punctate and some of the punctures have erect, bristle-like hairs.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta litoralis 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.