Empecamenta meruana

Empecamenta meruana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Empecamenta
Species:	E. meruana
Binomial name
	Empecamenta meruana; Kolbe, 1910

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in). They are similar to Empecamenta usambarae. The upper surface of the prothorax is covered throughout with similarly erect setae, with a faint longitudinal impression at the rear center. The scutellum appears smooth, with a few scattered punctures anteriorly. The elytra are more sparsely and therefore less densely punctate and the pygidium is more finely punctate.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 14, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta meruana 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 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta meruana 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.

[:2-3] 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.