Melanocamenta uvinsana
| Melanocamenta uvinsana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Melanocamenta |
| Species: | M. uvinsana |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanocamenta uvinsana Kolbe, 1914 | |
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Melanocamenta uvinsana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4–6.5 mm (0.16–0.26 in). They have a short, yellowish-brown to brown or dark brown body, with the head black, the pronotum black with brown spots and the elytra reddish-brown, but blackish at the outer margins and posteriorly. The thorax is blackish-brown and the abdomen is dark brown, but reddish-brown at the margins. The legs are light brown and more or less blackened. Other specimens may be almost entirely black or blackish-brown, with the pygidium and sides of the abdomen brown, the antennae reddish-yellow, and the legs reddish-brown.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Melanocamenta uvinsana 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 June 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Kolbe, H. J. (1914). "Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklemburg. Band V: Zoologie III. Lieferung 3. Scarabaeiden" (PDF). Klinkhardt & Biermann. Leipzig. 5 (3): 261–416. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
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