Empecamenta nairobiensis
| Empecamenta nairobiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. nairobiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta nairobiensis Moser, 1922 | |
Empecamenta nairobiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Kenya.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in). They have an oblong-oval, blackish-brown, shining body. They are strongly and rather densely punctate above, with the punctures bearing greyish hairs. The 10-segmented antennae are testaceous, with a black club.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta nairobiensis 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 September 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1922). "Sammlungen der Schwedischen Elgon Expedition in Jahre 1920 3 und 4 Melolonthidae und Cetoniidae". Arkiv För Zoologi, Stockholm. 14 (9): 1-5. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
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