Empecamenta amitina

Empecamenta amitina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Empecamenta
Species:
E. amitina
Binomial name
Empecamenta amitina
(Kolbe, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Isocamenta amitina Kolbe, 1910

Empecamenta amitina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Tanzania.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm (0.28 in). They are similar to Empecamenta montana, but smaller than and the hairs on the upper surface are shorter and more dense.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta amitina 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.
  3. 1 2 Kolbe, H. J. (1910). "Coleoptera. 18, Scarabaeidae: Troginae, Melolonthinae, Rutelinae, Dynastinae, Trichiinae, Valginae und Cetoniinae. Sjöstedt Y.:Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Masaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas" (PDF). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Masaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas. 7 (18): 341-362. Retrieved September 14, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.