Empecamenta tridenticeps

Empecamenta tridenticeps
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. tridenticeps
Binomial name
Empecamenta tridenticeps
Moser, 1917

Empecamenta tridenticeps is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Angola.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. They are yellowish-brown, while the head and pronotum are reddish. The head is punctured, the punctures with yellow hairs. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is moderately densely covered with punctures of unequal size. The stronger punctures with yellow setae. The elytra are rather densely covered with punctures with short, erect setae.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 15, 2026.
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  3. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta tridenticeps 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 January 22, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.