Empecamenta arabica
| Empecamenta arabica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. arabica |
| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta arabica Ahrens, 2000 | |
Empecamenta arabica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Saudi Arabia.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8.5–9.7 mm. They have a reddish-brown, oblong body. The dorsal surface is shiny and has long, moderately dense hairs.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta arabica 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 December 9, 2025.
- 1 2 Ahrens, D. (2000). "Sericinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae) of Arabia" (PDF). Fauna of Arabia. 18: 177–210. Retrieved December 9, 2025.