Camenta kamerunensis
| Camenta kamerunensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Camenta |
| Species: | C. kamerunensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Camenta kamerunensis Moser, 1914 | |
Camenta kamerunensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11 mm (0.43 in). They are reddish-brown, with the elytra blackish-brown at the base, and black towards the rear. The head is rather densely and weakly wrinkled-punctate, the frontal suture is distinct, weakly curved, and the clypeus keel is barely perceptibly flattened in the middle. Anterior to the keel, the clypeus is almost smooth and bears only a few setae. The anterior margin is upturned and slightly reflexed in the middle, giving it a emarginate appearance. The pronotum is more than twice as wide as it is long, not particularly densely and rather weakly punctate and the lateral margins have erect setae, the posterior angles are rounded, and the acute-angled anterior angles are projected. The scutellum shows only a few fine punctures. The elytra are moderately densely and rather coarsely punctate, each displaying four narrow, flat, smooth ridges. On the pygidium, the umbilical punctures are quite close together, with scattered, erect setae in front of the posterior margin. The thorax is moderately densely punctate, the punctures bearing hairs. On the abdomen, the punctures are somewhat more widely spaced and of unequal thickness. The stronger punctures bear erect setae.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Camenta kamerunensis 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- ↑ Moser, J. (1914). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden III". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 58: 48–72. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
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