Emphania nitida

Emphania nitida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Emphania
Species:
E. nitida
Binomial name
Emphania nitida
Moser, 1911

Emphania nitida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Madagascar.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.2 mm. The dorsal body surface is dark brown with a greenish or partly reddish shine.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Emphania nitida 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 December 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2008). "A taxonomic revision of the Malagasy genus Emphania Erichson, 1847 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Zoosystema. 30 (4): 917–927. Retrieved December 9, 2025.